Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei reportedly withdrew his resignation letter Tuesday morning following a meeting with PA chairman Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, in which Arafat agreed to give Qurei some security powers, including the controversial Interior Ministry portfolio, Reuters reported.
PA officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that the latest compromise calls for dismissing Interior Minister Hakam Balawi and giving his post to Qurei, thus giving him more control over the PA security forces.
Abbas Zaki, a member of a PA parliamentary committee set up to mediate between Arafat and Qurei, said the two were planning to meet prior to the cabinet session to conclude the agreement.
Arafat and Qurei have not met since last Thursday. Sources close to Qurei said he has since refused to leave his home in Abu Dis under the pretext that he was ill.
They added that Qurei was worried that he would be held responsible for the ongoing state of anarchy and lawlessness in the Gaza Strip.
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