Italian president starts visit to Cairo

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received today Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who is paying a three-day official visit to Cairo.

The visit comes in the framework of the vital political coordination and cooperation between Egypt and Italy in all fields, especially supporting the peace process.

The Egyptian sources said the discussions will tackle the development of the peace process in the Middle East in the shadow of the Israel shelling of south Lebanon and developments in Sudan, adding that he informed the Italian president about the latest developments in the Middle East peace process.