EU Commissioner for External Relations Frederica Mogherini expressed hope that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' recent hostile speech, in which he blamed Hamas for the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, would not harm efforts to reconcile the Palestinian Authority and Hamas factions.
"We expect all Palestinian factions to continue with courage and determination in the path of reconciliation," Mogherini said at the opening of a conference of donor countries to the Palestinian Authority in Brussels.