Palestinian president to meet with his Israeli counterpart Thursday evening
Thursday September 04, 2008 15:49
by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas will be meeting his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres on Thursday evening in Italy.

Israeli sources said that both leaders will be discussing outstanding political issues, security and economic concerns.
The meeting comes ahead of a special conference in Rome on Friday, over relations between Israel and the Arab World, where Peres is suppose to meet with the vice-President of the United States, Dick Cheney, as well as the representative of the European Union, Manuel Brosu, the sources revealed.