A top Palestinian official delegation arrived here Sunday evening after concluding a tour to Gulfcountries, the state-run Petra News Agency reported.

The Palestinian delegation includes Mahmoud Abbas, the Executive Committee Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath and Finance Minister Salam Fayad.

Kuwait was the first leg of the tour, where the Palestinian leaders met Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaberal-Sabah during a three-day visit to the country.

The delegation also visited Saudi Arabia, where they held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, before they proceeded to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

The visits were in a bid to gain international efforts to support the Palestinian presidential election on Jan. 9, 2005, the report said.

After a short stop here, the Palestinian delegation will return to Gaza.

Source: Xinhua