Identical views between Mubarak, king Fahd and Prince Abdullah

In the light of the successive developments witnessed by international and regional arenas and in continuation of the sustained Egyptian -Saudi coordination, President Mubarak yesterday paid a flight visit to Riyadh during which an Egyptian -Saudi summit was held among President Mubarak, king Fahd and Prince Abdullah, the Saudi Crown Prince, and the first saudi Deputy Premier.

Egyptian -Saudi summit talks dealt with the following key issues:

-Rallying Arab ranks for confronting the current challenges.

- Efforts exerted for putting an end to deterioration in the occupied territories.

- International positions and their implications for the Arab and Islamic world.

- Coordination between Egypt and Saudi Arabia and attempts to create a conflict between Islamic civilization and other civilizations.

- Enhancing the distinctive relations countries between the two sisterly countries.

Talks also touched on the developments of the peace process in the Middle East in the light of the declaration by Secretary of State Colin Powell of the new us administration vision on the Middle East peace process.

Talks also dealt with the war in Afghanistan and its implications at the Arab and Islamic levels.