EU brings Arafat and Peres together

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat held informal talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres at a dinner in Brussels hosted by Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt on 5 November. Also at the dinner were EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten and Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel. Associated Press quotes Belgian officials as saying that Mr Verhofstadt asked the Arafat and Peres to commit to new peace talks.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat held informal talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres at a dinner in Brussels hosted by Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt on 5 November. Also at the dinner were EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten and Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel. Associated Press quotes Belgian officials as saying that Mr Verhofstadt asked the Arafat and Peres to commit to new peace talks.