PALESTINE: Ereikat resigns his government post

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

RAMALLAH, May 16 2003 (IPS) - Palestinian Minister of Negotiations Affairs Sa’eb Ereikat has resigned his post at the Palestinian government, according to Palestinian sources.

The sources said Ereikat offered resignation to Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (code named Abu Mazin) yesterday.

The source did not elaborate on the causes of Ereikat’s resignation and whether it was accepted by Abu Mazin or not.