European Union (EU) foreign policy advisor Javier Solana will meet separately with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas Friday on the first leg of a five-day tour of the Middle East.
He will fly on the Sabbath to Egypt for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Foreign Minister Abul Gheit and Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa. On Sunday, he will arrive in Jordan for meetings with King Abdullah II and senior government ministers.