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RAMALLAH, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat said on Saturday that he will lead a delegation to Washington to hold talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Erekat told official Voice of Palestine radio that the delegation will start meetings with U.S. officials on Monday.
"The visit aims at opening a strategic Palestinian-U.S. dialogue for the first time since 1994," Erekat said, expressing hope that the meetings will result in "forming bilateral committees in all fields of joint action."
The top PLO official added that the U.S. side set the dates of the meetings, which will include a meeting with U.S. State Secretary John Kerry and National Security Advisor Suzan Rice.
He mentioned that there is a possibility to hold meetings with the team of the incoming administration.
