Mubarak, Khatami confer by phone

President Hosni Mubarak and Iranian President Mohamad Khatami conferred by phone on Tuesday on a number of issues, especially conditions in Iraq and relations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

In statements on Wednesday presidential spokesman Maged Abdel Fattah said that the conversation between the two leaders did not tackle the issue of resuming diplomatic relations between Egypt and Iran.

He added that the resumption of relations were being considered via other channels, which have not reached the presidential level.