Arafat is visiting Russia in the coming month

Palestinian sources stated that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will arrive in Moscow on October 8 to begin an official visit, the first by an Arab leader to Russia after the appointment of former Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov as prime minister.

The Palestinian ambassador and permanent delegate at the Arab League, Mohammed Sobaih, said that President Arafat will hold several meetings, among which are his meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Prime Minister Primakov, Foreign Minister Ivanov, the chairman of the parliament, Timinadi Silisnov, and Moscow's patriarch.