Mubarak confers with Kabila

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent Kabila on Monday in Cairo held a round of talks.

Congo's foreign Minister Jean-Charles Okoto Lolakombe, who is accompanying Kabila in his visit said in statements to reporters that talks between the two presidents dealt with bilateral relations and means of strengthening them in the areas of industry, agriculture, trade and energy.

Lolakombe described the African summit to be held in Ouagadougou during December to discuss conditions in Congo as being the last chance to settle the crisis in the Congo. He stressed the readiness of his country's government to negotiate with all sides concerned in order to restore security and stability in the Congo.