AMMAN, JULY 7, SPA -- MOHAMMED JASSEM AL-SAQR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ARAB TRANSITIONAL PARLIAMENT, SAID HE AND MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE AT THE PARLIAMENT WILL MEET LATER TODAY MAHMOUD ABBAS, THE HEAD OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO NARROW THE GAP BETWEEN HAMAS AND FATAH. IN A STATEMENT TO THE PRESSMEN HERE TODAY, AL-SAQR SAID THE COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK IN DAMASCUS KHALID MISHAL, THE HEAD OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU OF HAMAS, FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. AL-SAQR, WHO ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY, SAID THE ARAB TRANSITIONAL PARLIAMENT HAS FORMED A COMMITTEE FOR THE RECONCILIATION OF HAMAS AND FATAH.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/465397