A member of Mahmoud Abbas' delegation to Beirut told AFP that the Palestinian president will discuss the issue of weapons in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps during his three-day visit to the country.

"The issue of Palestinian weapons in the camps will be one of the topics on the agenda for discussion between President Abbas, the Lebanese President and the Lebanese government," said Ahmad Majdalani, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee accompanying Abbas during the visit, which begins Wednesday.