Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Khaled Mesha'al, Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, at the Al Bateen Palace on Monday.
Khaled Mesha'al is currently visiting the UAE as part of a tour of the region.
Shaikh Khalifa affirmed the UAE's absolute support for reconciliation and unity among the Palestinian people so as to enable them restore their legitimate rights, the foremost of them being the establishment of Palestinian independent state on their land with Jerusalem as its capital, as per international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
Shaikh Khalifa urged the Palestinian factions to grasp the sense of urgency of their unity at this critical juncture in the Palestinian cause and of the region in the light of efforts to revive the peace process.
Shaikh Khalifa was updated by the Hamas leader on the latest Palestinian developments and efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation.
He said Hamas was working faithfully to realise that as soon as possible with the help of Arab brethren, according to requirements that ensure unity of the Palestinian rank in order to address challenges imposed by the Israeli occupation.
Mesha'al paid tribute to the UAE and its people under the leadership of Shaikh Khalifa for their assistance to the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate rights and live decently on their lands.
Present at the meeting was Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, and a number of Shaikhs, ministers and senior officials.
