Cairo - The Egyptian government said Monday that it had made progress in its talks with the militant Palestinian Hamas organization, the official MENA news agency reported.

A meeting between Egypt's secret service chief Omar Suleiman and a delegation from Hamas in Cairo on Sunday had been "positive," the agency quoted a government official as saying.

Suleiman reiterated the key points of the proposal put forward by Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak: an immediate ceasefire, a new truce with Israel and a reconciliation between Hamas and the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The talks between Suleiman and the Hamas delegation headed by Emad al-Alami were expected to continue on Monday. (dpa)