(Updated Monday 10:45 AM) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana is scheduled to meet with PLO leader Yasser Arafat today in what’s left of Arafat’s Ramallah Compound. Solana is expected to discuss the recent proposal for peace concocted by the “Madrid Quartet,” a delegation representing the US, EU, UN, and Russia.
Yesterday, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer discouraged Solana –to no avail- from following through with his Arafat engagement. Ben-Eliezer said that Arafat was preventing serious reforms within the Palestinian Authority. Solana is also planning to meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon this evening.
Yesterday, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer discouraged Solana –to no avail- from following through with his Arafat engagement. Ben-Eliezer said that Arafat was preventing serious reforms within the Palestinian Authority. Solana is also planning to meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon this evening.