Gaza City/Cairo, April 01, SPA -- Negotiators from Palestinianfactions were due to resume talks in Cairo aimed at establishing a"national unity" government on Wednesday, representatives of thefactions and Egyptian officials said. Delegates from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, andfrom Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction, whichcontrols the West Bank, arrived in Cairo Tuesday night and hadpreliminary talks ahead of a wider meeting including representativesfrom other factions, DPA reported. Negotiators will try to hash out the political platform of thenational unity government, lay out preparations for presidential andlegislative elections and determine the composition and control ofPalestinian security forces, representatives from Fatah and Hamassaid. "We are serious in this dialogue and in our efforts to achievenational unity," Ismail Radwan, a Hamas leader in Gaza, told thePalestinian 'Maan' news agency Wednesday. "In this round of talks, wehope to reach an agreement that will enhance national unity in orderto preserve non-negotiable Palestinian principles, and embraceresistance." In the first round of Egyptian-mediated reconciliation talks,delegates agreed in principle to form an interim government and tohold fresh elections by January 25, 2010. The platform andcomposition of the government, however, are yet to be negotiated. Senior Fatah leader Ahmed Qureia is to lead the Fatah delegationin Wednesday's talks, Fatah officials have said, and Mussa AbuMarzouq, from Hamas' Damascus-based politburo, is to lead hismovement's delegation.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/650083