Mubarak receives UNESCO Chief

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday received UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsura in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh.

In press statements after the talks, Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research Dr. Mufid Shehab, who attended the meeting, said that President Mubarak underlined the role that can be played by the UNESCO given the current international developments.

"President Mubarak listened to a review by Matsura on the projects carried out by UNESCO in the region specially the giant project on resuscitating the international heritage and its documentation," said Shehab.

He noted that Matsura presented President Mubarak with the outline of two agreements to be signed Thursday between Egypt and the UNESCO on cooperation in the domains of water.

Meanwhile, Matsuura pointed out that he will visit Egypt next April to attend the Library of Alexandria inauguration on April 23rd.

He also voiced appreciation of Mubarak s international role, his sound vision and efforts to achieve peace.