Syrian - Egyptian summit in preparation for a pan-Arab summit
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/5/1999

The London-based al-Hayat daily has quoted Egyptian diplomatic sources as saying that the forthcoming Egyptian - Syrian summit will discuss preparations for the pan-Arab summit, reconciliation between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and maintaining coordination among Arab states concerned with the Middle East peace process.

In its Sunday issue the paper added that it is expected that President Hafez al-Assad and President Hosni Mubarak will convene their meting following President al-Assad's visit to Russia in order to discuss the results of the talks Mubarak held with Presidents Clinton and Jacques Chirac concerning promoting the Middle East peace process on all tracks as well as results of President al-Assad's talks with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

Egyptian diplomatic sources added that the summit between President al-Assad and President Mubarak will discuss the results of contacts to convene a pan-Arab summit, which is expected to be called for by King Hassan II of Morocco.

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