Moussa prepares for African - European summit conference

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is due to open on coming Sunday the foreign minister's conference of the African and the European states to prepare for the African - European summit that will begin in Cairo on Monday in the international convention center.

They will discuss economic, political and social issues.

Moussa is also due to open on coming Saturday the coordinating meeting of foreign ministers of the African countries for discussing the African perception that will be raised at the European - African ministerial meeting.

High-ranking African officials are convening on Saturday morning a meeting under the chairmanship of Ibrahim Ali Hassan, the Egyptian assistant foreign minister and general coordinator of the conference.

Meantime, the mini-preparatory committee for the conference of the African - European summit that will be held in Cairo on April 3rd and 4th concluded yesterday in Algeria.

The meeting has not reached a specific statement, but the committee assured the necessity of steps to support the economic development in Africa.

Algerian Foreign Minister Youcef Yousfi said the ministers studied means of solving problem of the African debts, which reach $350 million, clarifying that this problem and the issue of merging Africa into the process of globalization will form the most important points in this summit.