Mubarak to meet with Italian foreign minister

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to meet on Wednesday with Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, who is to arrive in Cairo today to begin a two-day visit.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that Italian - Egyptian relations are strong and developed on the bilateral and Mediterranean levels as well as within the Euro-Arab cooperation.

Moussa added that he will hold talks with his Italian counterpart, tackling all the problems of Middle East, the Mediterranean and the African Horn, clarifying that these talks will address commercial dumping charges issues and the situations in Somalia and Sudan within the membership of Italy on the committee of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development group partners, which has been involved in Sudanese peace talks.