Arafat meets with heads of churches in Jerusalem

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Monday in Bethlehem met with heads of the Christian churches in occupied Jerusalem to discuss issues relating to the holy sites in the course of the current negotiations taking place between the Palestinian government and Israel over the holy city.

The Israeli radio said the meeting included patriarch Michael Sabah of the Latin Church and patriarch Theodoros I of the Orthodox church and patriarch Tarkam II of the Armenian- Orthodox church and many others.