RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haneya postponed his visit to Egypt to next week, a Palestinian official said Thursday.

The visit was planned to take place Thursday but was postponed for "technical reasons," said Yousef Rizka, an aide to Haneya.

Haneya has a scheduled meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil, a spokesman said earlier this week.

On Wednesday, Hamas Minster of Economy Alaa Al-Rafati said that Haneya will discuss creating a trade zone along on the borders of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip with Egypt.

Hamas has been pushing to legalize its underground trade with Egypt to overcome the remaining Israeli restrictions on the Israeli-controlled crossing points with Gaza.