Nunu: Fayyad's resignation has nothing to do with national dialog

GAZA, (PIC)-- The PA government of Ismail Haneyya on Saturday underlined that the Ramallah government of Salam Fayyad was an illegitimate government and was illegally practicing its duties. Taher Al-Nunu, the government's spokesman, said in a statement that Fayyad's government was ruling contrary to the Palestinian people's will, which chose Hamas to rule them. He said that Fayyad's resignation from his "illegal post" had its reasons, none of which are related to the national reconciliation dialog in Cairo because his government was in itself an obstacle before this dialog. Nunu called for restoring rule of Hanneya's government over the West Bank along with the Gaza Strip in accordance with the law until end of the national dialog in Cairo that would form a new government. For its part, Hamas Movement said that Fayyad's resignation was due to financial and personal differences between him and the former PA chief Mahmoud Abbas. Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, said that it had no regrets over the resignation of Fayyad, and described the move as "natural" because it was not formed on national, constitutional or legal basis. Fayyad declared his government's resignation on Saturday to pave the way for success of the Cairo dialog, according to a press release.