Mubarak, Qaboos hold talks in Sharm El-Sheikh today

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Monday receives Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman, who will arrive in Sharm El-Sheikh from Qatar on a several days' visit to Egypt.

Omani Ambassador to Egypt Abdel-Aziz Al-Hanai'e said that the Mubarak-Qaboos summit will touch on current developments in the Middle East region, issues of mutual concern and means to give a shot in the arm to bilateral relations in several domains.

"The two leaders will also deal with means to activate Pan-Arab relations in the political, economic and trade fields," he added.

Sultan Qaboos's visit falls within a tour of Arab countries that includes Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.