Mubarak confers with AL chief

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday in Cairo received Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid. Following the meeting the AL chief said he briefed President Mubarak on the development of current conditions in the Arab states and to inclination towards further Arab solidarity and purification of Arab atmospheres.

Abdul Meguid expressed his hope that a solution is near for the Lockerbie dispute following the flexibility shown by the Libyan government. He noted a need to lift sanctions imposed on Libya.

Concerning the situation in Iraq, the AL chief explained that he sent a message to the Iraqi president, who conferred with a visiting AL delegate and expressed hope of reviving matters according to UN Security Council resolutions in the interests of Iraq and for alleviating the sufferings of its people.