Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days and Egyptian state news channel Al-Qahera said on Saturday that a consensus had been reached in the indirect talks over many of the disputed points but gave no further details. However, many analysts remain pessimistic after five months of stop-start talks that have frequently broken down
For the same reason that dictatorial regimes are still negotiated with to end wars.
“They represent the popular will” and “They represent the ability of the region to continue fighting” are two different things.