German envoy to tour the Middle East

German envoy Andreas Von Hosli, will visit the Middle East and several Arab Gulf states on January 3 - 12, delegated by German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, according to a statement made by the German Foreign Ministry on Saturday.

Diplomatic German sources in Cairo said told ArabicNews.com today that the German official will hold talks concerning the probability of increasing humanitarian aid for the Iraqi people and the prospects of the peace process in the Middle East according to a request made by German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.

The source said that Hosli's tour aims at exchanging points of view with the governments of Middle Eastern and Gulf states at a time in which Germany holds the rotating chairmanship of the European Union.

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that Hosli's tour will cover the Palestinian self-rule areas, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and aim at exchanging viewpoints to find solutions to problems in the Middle East and the Gulf region.