Conflict in the Middle East

RAM2001052701 - 27 MAY 2001 - RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) meets with U.S. envoy to the Middle East, William Burns (L), in Ramallah, West Bank, May 27, 2001. Israeli and Palestinian officials said they did not expect an immediate breakthrough. Statements by both sides on the eve of the meetings offered little hope they were closer to ending hostilities. rlw/aa/Arafat Press office UPI