Russian president to visit Israel

It was announced in Tel Aviv on Wednesday that Russian President Boris Yeltsin will arrive in Israel at the end of next week in a visit to Israel described by the Israeli sources as historic.

Israeli Radio indicated that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak may not be able to meet with President Yeltsin because Barak will be in the USA to take part in the second round of peace negotiations on the Syrian track during the visit by the Russian president.