Abdel Meguid to visit Algeria

Esmat Abdel Meguid, the secretary general of the Arab League, will fly to Algeria next week for an official visit at Algerian President Liamine Zeroual's invitation, issued in the end of February.

During his visit, Abdel Meguid will meet with Prime Minister Ahmed Oyehiah, Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf and high-ranking Algerian officials to discuss the latest developments in the area, and the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat request to hold an Arab summit to discuss the latest developments in the peace process and to support Palestine.

Also, Esmat Abdel Meguid said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as chairman of the Arab League, is making intensive consultations with Arab leaders in order to save the peace process.