Palestinian delegation to Russia and Ukraine to gather peace process support

A Palestinian delegation is headed to Russia for a one-week visit.

The chairmanship of the Palestinian Legislative Council announced that the delegation will be headed by Ahmed Qrei (Abu Alaa). The council chairman said that after Russia, the delegation will visit Ukraine.

During its visit, the delegation will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov, Siliz Nowaive the head of the Russian parliament and chairman of the security and foreign affairs committees in the Russian parliament.

In Ukraine, the delegation will meet with the Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, Prime Minister Valeriy Pustovoytenko, economy minister, Alexander Moroz, the chairman of the deputies council, and Yoris Oblink, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee.

This visit comes within a Palestinian tour of countries which are connected to the peace process. The Russians hope to gather international support for the peace process especially before the meeting between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and US President Bill Clinton on Thursday.