Mubarak, Vedrine discuss the situation in the region, revitalizing the European role

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday in Cairo received the French Foreign minister Hubert Vedrine. The meeting was attended by the Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa and the EU Middle East peace process envoy Moratinos.

Talks dealt with the current tension prevailing the occupied Palestinian territories, the israeli escalation military escalation against the Palestinian people and the need of revitalizing the European position towards the ME peace process.

Following the meeting Vedrine said that Europe desires to invest all its efforts to implement the understanding of Sharm esh Sheikh and the signed agreements between the Israeli and palestinian aides.

He indicated that the aim of his tour on the region is to assess current conditions and to know the moves that it can be made in the future to give the ME peace process a push forward.