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Agreement Expected on New Palestinian Cabinet
Aired April 23, 2003 - 09:53 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Reports right now that the two primary player in that standoff of the new Palestinian leadership may have reached -- getting close to an agreement anyway.
Kelly Wallace live in the West Bank, kind of Ramallah, has more now.
Kelly, what are you finding out now?
KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, Bill, it does appear, there has been a breakthrough. Saeb Erakat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, telling CNN, that the Egyptian envoy who has been shuttling between Yasser Arafat and Abu Mazen throughout this day has successfully bridged the differences between the two men, and a short time ago, we saw Abu Mazen arrive here at Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound. He and President Arafat had not met face to face since Saturday night, when Abu Mazen stormed out of a meeting, angry that Arafat was not going to accept compromised list of cabinet ministers.
Standing by Abu Mazen's side when he entered the compound, Mohammed Daklan (ph). He is the man Abu Mazen wants to head up security in his new government, and sources are saying it appears a compromise has been reached in which Daklan (ph) will have some control over security in this new government, and Abu Mazen will remain prime minister. We are expecting an announcement probably in the next few hours.
Bill, many sources thought this would go down to the wire, down the to Wednesday midnight deadline. But sources are saying it does appear there is an end to the power struggle and an end to this dispute.
HEMMER: If that's the case, they beat the deadline by seven hours. Thanks, Kelly. Kelly Wallace in Ramallah.
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Aired April 23, 2003 - 09:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Reports right now that the two primary player in that standoff of the new Palestinian leadership may have reached -- getting close to an agreement anyway.
Kelly Wallace live in the West Bank, kind of Ramallah, has more now.
Kelly, what are you finding out now?
KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, Bill, it does appear, there has been a breakthrough. Saeb Erakat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, telling CNN, that the Egyptian envoy who has been shuttling between Yasser Arafat and Abu Mazen throughout this day has successfully bridged the differences between the two men, and a short time ago, we saw Abu Mazen arrive here at Yasser Arafat's Ramallah compound. He and President Arafat had not met face to face since Saturday night, when Abu Mazen stormed out of a meeting, angry that Arafat was not going to accept compromised list of cabinet ministers.
Standing by Abu Mazen's side when he entered the compound, Mohammed Daklan (ph). He is the man Abu Mazen wants to head up security in his new government, and sources are saying it appears a compromise has been reached in which Daklan (ph) will have some control over security in this new government, and Abu Mazen will remain prime minister. We are expecting an announcement probably in the next few hours.
Bill, many sources thought this would go down to the wire, down the to Wednesday midnight deadline. But sources are saying it does appear there is an end to the power struggle and an end to this dispute.
HEMMER: If that's the case, they beat the deadline by seven hours. Thanks, Kelly. Kelly Wallace in Ramallah.
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