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Hamas dismisses reports saying talks on coalition government were frozen

GAZA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the Hamas-led government dismissed on Sunday media reports that talks on forming a coalition government have stopped.

The council of ministers would not be officially informed the suspension of the talks until Abbas returned from the United States, said spokesman Ghazi Hamad.

Instead, Hamad said that discussions between Abbas and the Hamas cabinet have "made good progress in forming a national unity government in spite of some obstacles."

Media reports have earlier said that Abbas has frozen the talks on forming a coalition government after Prime Minister Ismail Haneya, ...

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