GAZA CITY - The Dutch Foreign Minister, Mr Hans van Mierlo, met the Palestinian leader, Mr Yasser Arafat, yesterday a day after talks with the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, aimed at jumpstarting peace negotiations.
As he went into the talks with Mr Arafat and the European Union envoy to the Middle East, Mr Miguel Angel Moratinos, Mr van Mierlo said he could not offer any promises on their outcome. "I come here today to do the same I did with Mr Netanyahu to talk about the situation and to see if it is possible to do something," he told reporters.
