Haneyya’s government invites Mousa to visit Gaza Strip

The legitimate PA government in the Gaza Strip has welcomed the visit of an Arab parliamentary delegation to the besieged Gaza Strip, stressing that it is about time for Amre Mousa, the secretary-general of the Arab League to visit the Strip.

In a statement it issued Monday, the Haneyya government highlighted the importance of the Arab delegation visit to Gaza but stressed that the Arab parliaments can do more than just a visit to rescind the unjust siege on the Strip.

“We deeply appreciate such solidarity visit but we believe that our people deserve more than a visit, they deserve practical and serious steps to bail them out of the repressive siege that they have been suffering of for four years now”, the government underlined in the statement.

The government also welcomed the efforts of the Arab league and Mousa in supporting peace in the war-torn Sudanese province of Darfur, explaining that the visit of the Arab representatives in AL to the province and holding meetings there contributed to calming the situation there.

“We indeed feel what our brothers in Darfur feel, yet, we confirm that our people in the besieged Gaza Strip deserve more attention and more practical steps to lift the siege that almost destroyed all aspects of life in Gaza”, the statement pointed out.

For his part, Hassan Abu Hasheesh, the head of the information office in Haneyya’s government, invited Mousa to pay a visit to Gaza and to hold the preparatory meeting of the Arab foreign ministers in Gaza city, saying, “history will record such historic step for the AL if it indeed did it”.

However, Abu Hasheesh regretted the “biased” stand of the AL in the Palestinian internal rift, explaining that the AL takes a position in favor of Fatah faction at the expense of Hamas Movement alleging “international consideration”.

“Indeed it sad to have an AL position like this because it freezes the role of the League that should always be vital and should translate its principles, charter, and system for all member states to achieve the Arab dream which Palestine is part of”, Abu Hasheesh underscored.

Mousa has called for an Arab meeting in Darfur to demonstrate Arab support to the integrity of Sudan.