STOCKHOLM Sweden AP Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat this weekend will travel to the capitals of Sweden and Norway both countries that have played roles in the Middle East peace process. On Saturday Arafat is to take part in a Middle East conference in Stockholm called to mark the 10th anniversary of Arafat's statement in the Swedish capital that the Palestine Liberation Organization recognized Israel's right to exist. Representatives from Israel and the United States have also been invited to Stockholm for the meeting but there was no immediate information on who would attend from those countries. ''We are not counting on representatives coming from the United States and Israel on such a high level as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Madeleine Albright'' the U.S. Secretary of State Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh said Tuesday. Whatever the representation ''we can at least have a good and profitable discussion'' Lindh said. On Sunday Arafat is to make a stopover in Oslo Norway said Norwegian foreign ministry spokesman Ingvard Havnen. Arafat was invited by Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek. Although the Oslo stopped is planned to last only a few hours any trip by Palestinian or Israeli officials to the Norwegian capital has substantial symbolic weight because the Israel-PLO peace accord was worked out in secret negotiations in Norway that became known as the ''Oslo Channel.'' The peace process has been troubled and often stalled since Netanyahu became prime minister. The process appeared to be moving forward last week after the implementation of the first stage of an agreement under which Israel would withdraw from 13 percent of the West Bank by the end of January in exchange for Palestinian measures against Islamic militants. But new acrimony arose this week when Netanyahu said he would walk away from the peace agreements if Arafat unilaterally declares Palestinian statehood in May. The Palestinians contend the peace agreements allow such a declaration after a five-year period of autonomy. The Palestinians also contend that Israel has breached an agreement to release 750 prisoners. In the first stage of the release most of the 250 set free were criminals; the Palestinians demand that Israel free political activists and those jailed for anti-Israeli activities. dm-jh APW19981201.0980.txt.body.html APW19981201.0604.txt.body.html