Jordan Times
Monday, December 20, 2004

Abbas to hold talks with Mulki

AMMAN, December 20 (Agencies) - Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia arrived here on Sunday to brief Jordanian officials on their Gulf tour.

Abbas and Qureia are expected to hold talks with Foreign Minister Hani Mulki. The Palestinian officials have been visiting Arab Gulf nations this past week for talks on preparations for the January 9 election for a successor to Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority, Agence France-Presse reported.

A favorite to win the poll, Abbas visited Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman, following tours of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in the build-up to the election.


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