RAMALLAH, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Central Council (PCC) announced Tuesday that it has sent out invitations to various political factions, including Hamas movement and Islamic Jihad, to take part in its upcoming convention, scheduled on Jan. 14.
The process to send out the invitations to its 124 members will be completed by Tuesday, Khaled Abu Elayyan, official of the Palestinian National Council, said.
Hamas movement spokesperson Hazim Qassim told Xinhua that his movement "received an oral invitation from Fatah movement leadership," adding that "Hamas is now studying its response to this invitation."
In a televised speech on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of Fatah movement on Dec. 31, 2017, the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian Central Council "will convene in the coming days to discuss strategic issues, significant to our people."
The PCC is the second highest legislative body in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), after the 800-member Palestinian National Council, which is considered the Palestinian parliament.
