By KUNA,
Gaza : The Palestinian negotiation team heads to Washington D.C. Tuesday and is planned to meet Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the delegation is headed by Ahmad Qurei, and accompanied by Saeb Ereikat.
According to Palestinian radio, quoting Ereikat, the meetings with Rice will review the ongoing peace negotiations with Israel in detail. The Palestinian team will explain to the American administration the obstacles before an agreement with the Israeli side, and would request the US exert more effort to support the talks.
Ereikat stressed that the Palestinian delegation will focus on Jewish settlements and the Israeli practices in the Palestinian territories, which are considered as the main obstacles facing the negotiations.
Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert claimed last Sunday in a statement from Paris that he is optimistic and believes a peace agreement could be reached with the Palestinians, adding that the negotiations are of very serious nature, so close to important decisions.