Arafat visits Riyadh today

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is heading today for a two-day visit to Riyadh to discuss the peace process developments in the Middle East.

Mostafa Hodaib, the Palestinian ambassador in Saudi Arabia, said Arafat will meet with King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Defense and Aviation Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz and Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, prince of Riyadh.

He said Arafat will discuss with the Saudi officials means of making Israel respect the agreements signed with it, the subject of Jerusalem, Arab issues, the Israeli withdrawal from the Syrian Golan Heights and south Lebanon, and the possibility of convening an Arab summit.