France hails Mubarak efforts to reach a solution to ME crisis

French government hailed efforts exerted by President Hosni Mubarak to reach a solution to the Middle East crisis. Spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry stressed the importance of the visit of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher to France on 24th-26th July for holding talks on the Middle East crisis with his French counterpart Hubert Vedrine.

The spokesman said that Maher's visit reflects the depth and strength of the French-Egyptian relations on the various domains.