Arafat to meet Peres in Oslo

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat meets today in Oslo with former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres within a meeting for the International Socialism Council, news reports said in Oslo on Sunday.

Among the topics to be debated on the meeting's agenda is encouraging peace initiatives and human rights.

The prime ministers of France, Portugal, Sweden and Denmark and delegations of some 52 countries are taking part in the international socialist meeting. Arafat headed for Oslo on Sunday to attend the meetings.