Israeli regional cooperation minister visits Cairo at al-Baz invitation
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/30/2002

The Israeli minister of regional cooperation Tsefi Levny will tomorrow pay a visit to Cairo at the invitation of Osama al-Baz, the political advisor for the Egyptian President.

The Israeli radio on Tuesday quoted Israeli political sources as saying on Tuesday that the office of the Egyptian President has been trying since several days to consolidate the relations with the court ( divan) of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon.

Sharon's political advisor Dani Eyalon met with al-Baz on Sunday in Cairo and handed him a message to President Mubarak from the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. No information were disclosed on the content of the message.

Meantime, the Egyptian charge de affairs to Israel Eihab al-Sharif has denied the existence of any rapprochement in the relations between Egypt and Israel, stressing that there are several differences in the political stances between the two sides.

Al-Sharif said in a statement on Tuesday quoted by the Israeli radio that there are a series of consultation meetings between Israeli and Egyptian figures because the situation has become very grave and threatens of a catastrophe in the Middle East.

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