Arafat to meet with Clinton tomorrow

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is meeting during his visit to Washington which will start tomorrow and last for three days, with the US president while attending with other leaders the national prayers held by the congress.

Palestinian official sources told ArabicNews.com that Arafat is going to discuss with US President Bill Clinton Israel's halting of the implementation of the Wye River accord.

The source added that Arafat's message is clear and that the Palestinians need a mechanism to force Israel to implement its commitments. He said the Palestinians seek to win President Clinton's support to guaranteeing the specific and accurate implementation to the signed agreement.

The sources said that Arafat is going to discuss with the leaders of the congress methods of supporting the peace process in the Middle East.