GAZA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman of the Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet Ghazi Hamad said on Wednesday that the government is not against a referendum if it serves the interests of the Palestinian people.

    Hamad told reporters that the government's stance on referendum is clear, "all that we want is to give a chance for a national dialogue to succeed."

    The best way to resolve differences among all factions is to engage in fruitful and constructive dialogue, therefore, "we should achieve success in this respect as soon as possible," he said.

    President Mahmoud Abbas announced earlier that if factions fail to agree on a document signed and issued by leaders of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, he would call for a referendum.

    The document calls for establishing a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, forming a coalition government, approving the Arab Peace Initiative and recognizing the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinians.

    Hamad said that the government came after a process of democratic election, adding that a referendum needs the approval of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and should include all the Palestinians in and out of the Palestinian territories. Enditem