Mubarak inaugurates the International Parliamentary Conference

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate tomorrow the 98th Conference of the International Parliament that will be held in the Cairo International Conference Center in Nasr City. 160 members of the International Parliament, representatives of international organizations, and 42 parliament speakers will attend the conference.

Dr. Ahmed Fathy Serour, the International Parliament Speaker, declared that Mrs. Suzan Mubarak will deliver a speech on the achievements of the Egyptian woman. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa will also deliver a speech on September 14 which will focus on Egyptian foreign policy and Egypt's efforts to encourage the peace process in the region.

Dr. Serour mentioned that the Middle East Committee will discuss the situation in the region from all sides, including the issue of Israeli settlement in the Arab occupied lands. The committee will submit a report to the conference on Thursday September 16. He added that delegations of Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Israel will hold a meeting within the conference.

Up till now 130 out of 138 delegations from member countries of the International Parliament have arrived in Cairo. The conference will convene for 6 days to discuss the relation between the parliament and the people and the effects of GATT on the labor power in the developing countries.

Iran submitted an urgent request to discuss the Israeli settlement in Jerusalem and the occupied holy areas. 80% of the members must consent to this request in order for it to be accepted.