The French foreign minister in Cairo on Wednesday

French Foreign Minister Hubert Verdine will arrive in Cairo from Palestine next Wednesday on a one-day visit, during which he will be received by President Hosni Mubarak and the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.

Verdine, together with his Egyptian counterpart Amr Moussa, will discuss the latest developments in the peace process where Israel is seen as standing as an obstacle in the way of the peace track by refusing to implement the signed agreements. The Egyptian and French foreign ministers will also discuss recent developments in the situation between the United States and Iraq and the acceleration of the governmental campaigns between them.

Recent developments in the Lockerbie issue and the non-response of the United States and Britain to the suggestions of the Arab League and the Organization for African Unity to resolve the Lockerbie issue will come under discussion. The minsters will explore the possibility of France performing a positive role in convincing the US and UK of the necessity of being flexible toward the suggestions of the two organizations.