Maher to deliver message from Mubarak to King Fahd Tuesday

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher leaves Cairo Tuesday for Saudi Arabia, carrying a message from President Hosni Mubarak to king Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz.

Maher will have talks with Saudi Crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz and Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal.

He will brief the Saudi leadership on the contacts President Mubarak had with a number of Arab and world leaders on the current situation.

Maher will also familiarize the Saudi officials with the outcome of his visit to Washington last week and his talks with President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice.