Mubarak meets prime minister, transport minister, and governors

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met yesterday morning with Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and Transport Minister Hamdi Al-Shayeb.

In statements to reporters following the meeting, Information Minister Safwat Al-Sherif said the President discussed issues pertaining to the Ministry of Transport and its affiliated bodies, mainly the Railways Authority. The Minister of Transport reviewed the financial structure of the railways and suggestions to promote maintenance of trains and improvement of services, he added.

The Prime Minister reviewed the appropriations to be provided by the government for the railways through the state budget, which will reach some 1.7 billion pounds annually, he said

In his meeting with some governors today, President Mubarak will review a number of reports on upgrading the standard of services in all utilities pertaining to the daily life of t masses, and improving the safety systems in all governorates.

The President will also review the activation of the touristic movement at Upper Egypt Governorates, with special emphasis on Luxor and Aswan, in addition to the working paper prepared by the Ministry of Local Development on the executory services and production projects, in light of the priorities defined by the state development plan.

Priority is given to annual investments for the urgent and pressing services.

President Mubarak will also review a number of special, measures on upgrading the standard of services at various village and popular quarters.