Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss with King Abdullah the US' proposals for Israeli-Palestinian indirect peace talks, DPA reported.
Abbas will communicate to Abdullah the "results of talks with the US administration about the indirect talk and the proposals they offered the Palestinian side," according to a diplomatic source in Riyadh.
Abbas' visit to the Kingdom is part of a tour of Arab countries, which will end with a meeting with Egypt's President Hosny Mubarak on Wednesday.
Last week, the Arab League backed "proximity" talks, which Washington said would begin this week with the end goal of having direct negotiations between the sides.
However, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said that indirect talks would not immediately lead to direct negotiations.
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were suspended in late 2008, as Israel headed for elections. They have not been renewed since, despite the efforts of the Obama administration to get them going again.
Abbas has demanded that Israel commit to a complete halt to construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a condition for returning to the negotiating table. dpa as nes hl Author: Nehal El-Sherif
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