Israeli defense minister expected to visit Cairo

Diplomatic sources in Cairo said on Monday that it is probable that the Israeli defense minister Benjamin Bin Aleazer will shortly visit Egypt to meet with many of its officials.

The sources explained that the idea of the visit was discussed at the forum held in Spain by the end of last week during talks held between the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat and the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres.