Special report: Hamas-led cabinet takes office

    RAMALLAH, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The first session of the new Hamas-led cabinet due on Monday was postponed for technical reason, Palestinian Minister of Planning Sameer Abu Aisha said Tuesday.

    Aisha told Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine that the meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Ismail Haneya was postponed as the video conference system connecting cabinet members in Gaza and the West Bank city of Ramallah was not ready.

    "It is the first time that the Palestinian cabinet is holding a meeting via the video conference system," Aisha said. "We are seeking the best system in order not to be wiretapped."

    He revealed that the cabinet had agreed to hold the meeting on Wednesday after all technical preparations were finished.

    The new Palestinian cabinet, made up of Hamas as well as independents and technocrats, was sworn in last Wednesday. Enditem