Adams set to meet Arafat

The Sinn Fein president is expected to visit the Middle East shortly

The Sinn Fein president is expected to visit the Middle East shortly. The Palestinian leader, Mr Yasser Arafat, invited Mr Gerry Adams during a telephone conversation, Sinn Fein said yesterday. Mr Adams currently in Canada on a North American fund-raising tour, spent some time on the telephone to Mr Arafat, who is in the US.

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