Moussa heads to Paris

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is leaving today for Paris where he will make a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine.

Egyptian diplomatic sources said that the negotiations will tackle activating the Egyptian - French initiative for convening an international conference for peace as well as discussing developments in the negotiations on the Israeli-Palestinian peace track.

The sources added that Moussa is heading Egypt's delegation to the meetings of the Jerusalem committee, which will hold its coming session in Rabat (Morocco), and will start its two-day session tomorrow.

The committee will discuss important issues topped by the procedures that should be taken to confront the Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem thus changing its demographic balance.