Arafat to visit Washington

The Palestinian government's envoy to the US, Hassan Abdul Rahman, has announced that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will head for the US on September 22 for a visit to Washington to hold talks with the US President Bill Clinton on negotiations with Israel.

Israel Radio quoted Abdul Rahman on Wednesday as saying that the joint Palestinian - US committee will meet during Arafat's visit to discuss several bilateral issues and the Middle East peace process.