 The agreement also contained a "letter of commission" from Abbas to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, calling on Haniyeh as premier of the next government to achieve Palestinian national goals as approved by the Palestine National Council, the clauses of the Basic Law and the National Reconciliation Document (the Prisoners' Document) as well as the decisions of the Arab summit.On 17 March, Ismail Haniyeh presented his new national unity government before the Palestinian Legislative Council.The Parliament approved the government, with 83 representatives voting in favor and three against.