Arafat confers with prince Salman

The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Tuesday met with the ruler of Riyadh district prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz.

The two sides reviewed developments on the Arab and International arenas especially in regard to the cause of Palestine and the Middle East peace process.

Arafat arrived in al-Riyadh earlier on Tuesday and it is expected that he will hold talks with the Saudi crown prince on latest developments concerning the ME peace process and the results of the marathon's talks currently held in Taba.

Worthy mentioning that prince Salman presides over the local committee in support of the " Jerusalem " Intifada and that a delegation representing the Palestinian relief commission, chaired by the health official at the Palestinian Authority on Monday evening held talks with the Saudi ministry of the Interior on ways of reaching the Saudi aids to the families and martyrs of the Palestinian Intifada.