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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: PALESTINIAN LEADER YASSER ARAFAT VISIT

(18 Feb 1997) Natural Sound Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in Moscow for two days of talks with Russian officials about the Middle East peace process. Arafat met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday with discussions that were described as productive. Later on Tuesday Arafat sat down with Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for talks with President Boris Yeltsin - the two planning to discuss ongoing efforts to establish peace in the Middle East. Yeltsin gave Arafat a warm welcome to the Kremlin and he called him "a friend of the Russian people," and the "generally recognised and legitimately elected leader of the Palestinian people." After the meeting Foreign Minister Primakov described the Arafat-Yeltsin talks as interesting and useful, while Arafat said that Yeltsin "touched on the most sincere feelings" and that the meeting even overstepped the framework of the protocol. Russia, which has a long standing relationship with the Palestinian leader, has frequently said it would like to play a larger role in the Middle East. Israeli and Palestinians negotiators began a new round of talks Sunday designed to resolve remaining issues from previous peace accords. Arafat then travelled to the Ministry building where he sat down with various Russian officials, including his first ever meeting with Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov. A second meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister is scheduled for Wednesday. Later Arafat is scheduled to meet with the speaker of the State Duma, Gennady Seleznyev, speaker of the lower house. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...