Mubarak sends message to Zambian president

The Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said that he will deliver an application and friendship message from President Hosni Mubarak to Zambian President Frederick Chiluba.

The message covers supporting relations between the two countries and promoting them in all field.

Moreover, Maher and a number of senior officials at the Zambian government will inspect the site of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak's Library and garden in Lusaka.

Statements to this end were made by Egypt's Ambassador in Lusaka Abdel-Ghaffar El-Deib who said that Maher would also inspect the Egyptian cultural centre in Lusaka.

Maher, a group of senior officials and a representative of the Japanese government will make an inspection tour of Mubarak's Hospital in Lusaka.

This huge project was carried out within the framework of coordination between Egypt, Zambia and Japan.

The Japanese government agreed to undertake the whole finance of the construction operations of the hospital. Then the hospital will be managed by Egyptian doctors.

On the other hand, Maher said that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) has reached a new phase of maturity during which started to improve and develop itself.

In this particular year, the OAU will metamorphose into the African Union which is expected demonstrate more cohesion, unity and solidarity in Africa, said Maher in statements upon arrival in the company of an official delegation in Lusaka on Friday.

Maher will be in Lusaka on a 6-day visit during which he is due to deputise for President Hosni Mubarak to the 37th session of African heads of state and governments.