“We’re in Cairo. They’re in Cairo. We need Hamas to participate, and we need to get down to the brass tacks – of locking in these details. And that’s what we’re focused on here in the next, coming days here over the course of the weekend,” Kirby said.
He said early signs in Cairo were that the discussions “have been constructive”, but more talks are planned.
“Things are moving forward,” he said, denying some news reports that the talks were near collapse.
