U.S. envoy to meet with Arafat on Mideast violence

U.S. officials want Arafat to do more to restrain Palestinian attacks on Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet Sunday with William Burns, the new special U.S. envoy to the Middle East, a Palestinian official told CNN on Friday.

It was not clear where the meeting would take place.

In Washington, U.S. officials confirmed Burns would be in Israel by Saturday and said he was expected to meet with Arafat sometime during the weekend, along with Martin Indyk, U.S. ambassador to Israel, and Ronald Schlicher, the U.S. consul general in Jerusalem.

The two men will discuss the Mitchell report and the ongoing violence between Israelis and Palestinians, officials said. The Mitchell Report offers concrete steps to end the cycle of violence and bring about a return to the peace process.

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In Washington, a State Department official told CNN that Burns will urge Arafat to make a clear, unambiguous statement condemning terrorism, take all measures to prevent future terrorist acts and punish those responsible for launching terrorist attacks.

"We need to see a better effort," a U.S. State Department official in Washington said. "We need to see some movement."

Burns, the U.S. ambassador to Jordan, was designated this week as special envoy to the Middle East by Secretary of State Colin Powell.