Palestinian ambassador asks Turkey for help with Hamas

Turkish mediation between rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah might be able to convince Hamas' leader to establish a unity government, the Palestinian ambassador said Friday. President Mahmoud Abbas might be willing to meet with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Istanbul under those conditions, Palestinian Authority Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told reporters. Following Abbas' latest initiative, Turkey has proposed that the leaders of the Palestinian groups hold a meeting in Istanbul to resolve their differences.