Second round of Palestinian National Dialogue kicks off in Cairo on March 16, 2021CAIRO – 16 March 2021: On the first day of the National Palestinian Dialogue hosted in Cairo, Palestinian factions signed Tuesday a pact of honor that affirms their keenness on pursuing the electoral process in all its phases while exercising transparency and integrity in a way that fulfills national unity and public interest. The convention will resume Wednesday for the factions to confer over the Palestinian democratic pathway. Earlier on Tuesday, Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al Sisi expressed his wishes for the Palestinian factions and leaders meeting in Cairo to achieve their desired goals of the dialogue. The first round of the National Dialogue held in Cairo last February and lasted for two days. In their final statement, the factions agreed on holding general elections, followed with another presidential elections, in accordance with the presidential decree issued on January 15, 2012.

Source: Egypt Today March 16, 2021 18:22 UTC