Egyptian premier to visit US today

EGypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will head for Washington today on a week-long official visit to the US, during which he will meet with US President George W. Bush.

ÊÊÊ It will be the first official visit ever for an Egyptian Prime Minister to the US, US charge d'affaires in Egypt Gordon Gray said, following a meeting with Nazif Thursday. Gray highlighted the importance of Nazif's visit to the US and described it as a historical one.