Mubarak meets with Arafat, Moroccan envoy

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday in Cairo received Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the presence of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and the advisor to the Egyptian president for political affairs, Osama El-Baz.

Discussions dealt with Middle East peace developments. The visit was made before Arafat headed for Washington to meet with US President Bill Clinton.

President Mubarak also met with the advisor for the Moroccan king, Allal Senasser. The Moroccan ambassador in Cairo attended the meeting.

Following the meeting, the Moroccan envoy said he had conveyed to President Mubarak a message from the Moroccan King connected to continued consultations.

The Moroccan envoy described the presidency of both President Mubarak and King Muhammad 6th of the joint higher committee as the only one of its kind, in being chaired by the two countries' leaders.