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To: Neeka who wrote (458)	4/18/2006 2:36:55 PM
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Norway ready to meet Hamas representatives AFP ^ \| Apr 18 2006 The Norwegian government says it is considering meeting representatives of the radical Islamic group Hamas during their visit to Oslo in May even though some countries have refused to recognize the new Palestinian government. "The government believes in dialogue, including with groups whose actions we do not agree with," Norwegian Aid Minister Erik Solheim told public radio NRK. Solheim did not specify at what level a meeting could be held, saying only that Norwegian high-ranking civil servants or members of parliament could take part. The spokesman for Hamas' parliamentary group, Salah Bardawil, and Mohammed al-Rantissi are scheduled to visit Oslo on May 15 at the invitation of the Norwegian Palestine Committee, according to Norwegian news agency NTB. Al-Rantissi is the brother of Abdelaziz al-Rantissi, a former Hamas leader who was killed in an Israeli raid in April 2004. On Monday, a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv claimed by Islamic Jihad killed nine people and injured dozens. Hamas -- which recently formed a new government -- laid the blame on Israel for its "aggression". Solheim said Tuesday: "Dialogue is the best way to stress that we cannot accept violence targetting civilian targets." "The goal of a dialogue with Hamas must of course be to obtain a progressive change in Hamas' point of view when it comes to resorting to violence and recognizing the state of Israel," he said. Hamas is on the European Union and the United States lists of terrorist organisations, and as a result both have frozen assistance to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Norway has over the years played a key role in mediating peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The now-defunct Oslo accords were secretly negotiated in the Scandinavian country between January and August 1993. According to NTB, Salah Bardawil and Mohammed al-Rantissi are also scheduled to visit Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden.