Mubarak meets with Eritrean president, Italian Mps

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and President Asyas Afworki of Eritrea on Thursday held bilateral talks at the conclusion of Afworki's three-day visit to Cairo. Talks dealt with several Arab, African and international issues of mutual concern.

Later in the day, President Mubarak received the chairman of the Italian Parliament, in the presence of Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament Fathi Srour.

Following the meeting, Srour said the two sides discussed Egyptian Italian relations, the partnership between Egypt and the European Union, the Middle East peace process and the situation in Iraq.