Mubarak confers with Ross

Originally published March 30, 1998

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el Sheikh today met with the US Middle East peace process coordinator Dennis Ross.

The two sides discussed the situation in the region in light of the separate meetings held by Ross with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.. Earlier, Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with Ross in the presence of President Mubarak's advisor for political affairs, Osama el-Baz, and US ambassador to Egypt Daniel Kurtzer.

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