Mubarak returns back by the end of the week

The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed yesterday from his hospital in Munich where he is spending a recovery time after the surgery he underwent on his backbone, his activity by meeting with the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer and discussed with him conditions in the Middle East and the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, according to a statement by the ministry.

Fischer said following the visit, that the Egyptian President enjoys good heath and he looks forward to return back to his work. Fischer added he also discussed with Mubarak during the visit which lasted for half an hour, the situation in Iraq and Sudan and the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. He continued that " Egypt is a basic partner for us as one of the most experienced Presidents in the region." He added concerning the humanitarian crisis in Darfur that members of the international community " should exert all they can to convince the government in Khartoum that they have to dismantle the weapons of the militias."

Fischer is the second political official to visit Mubarak in the hospital after he was visited by the Jordanian King Abdullah II on Saturday.

Doctor Misdeal Mayor who treats Mubarak said he is looking forward to return back to Cairo by the end of this week and that he is recovering " very positively."