Mubarak in Kuwait

The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held yesterday talks in Kuwait dealt with "Arab and Islamic issues," according to the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Abu al-Ghiet.

Abu al-Gheit said that the Kuwaiti- Egyptian talks led by the prime minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al- Sabah, and President Hosni Mubarak "dealt with exchanging views and consultations on issues of concern to the Arab and Islamic nation." He added after the end of the session of talks that consultations between the two countries dealt also with regional issues in the region especially developments in Palestine, the forthcoming elections and the needed support for the new Palestinian leadership.

He also continued that the talks dealt with the issue of elections in Iraq and the need to ensure the Iraqi people against any operation leading to losses on the ground as well as the situation in Darfur province of Sudan and the peace talks in Nivasha.

Mubarak is to leave Kuwait today for Bahrain, according to sources at the Egyptian delegation.