Gaza ruling Islamic Hamas movement Saturday rejected the criticism of Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa, who said he can not find one reasonable reason why Hamas does not ink the inter-Palestinian agreement.

In a special statement sent to Xinhua, Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, accused Moussa of "eluding from his responsibilities by making such statements," adding "Hamas wouldn't accept any blackmail attempt and be obliged to change its stances."

Earlier Saturday, Moussa told a meeting of Arab parliaments representatives in Cairo that he cannot find one reasonable reason that makes Hamas does not sign the reconciliation agreement.

On October 25, Egypt had presented to the Palestinian factions, including Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, a reconciliation pact, in a bid to end the feuds between the two groups and hold general elections in June 2010.

Fatah party accepted the reconciliation pact, and expressed readiness to sign it in Cairo. However, Hamas movement refused and said some articles in the pact need amendment.

Abu Zuhri said Saturday that "Hamas wants to add some points that had been agreed upon in the previous sessions of the dialogue but are not in the draft of the pact. Hamas insists on its stance and will not respond to pressure."

Since February 2009, Egypt has brokered several rounds of the reconciliation talks in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas to iron out their rifts.

(Xinhua News Agency December 27, 2009)