President Mubarak, King Abdullah inaugurate joint electricity grid station

President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Tuesday discussed with Jordanian King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein during their meeting on Tuesday in Taba bilateral relations between the two countries, the Middle East peace process, the Iraqi crisis and means of achieving Arab solidarity.

Earlier in the day, President Mubarak and King Abdullah opened the Egyptian part of the joint electricity grid station between the two states. The inauguration of this Egyptian part of the project will be followed by the inauguration of the second part in the Jordanian city of Aqaba and then to mark the beginning of operating this major project which represents the nucleus for electricity grid link between the Arab Mashreq and Maghreb.

The Jordanian King arrived earlier in Taba leading a large Jordanian delegation.

Earlier, President Mubarak and King Abdullah held a round of talks on bilateral issues of mutual concern on the Arab and regional arenas and bilateral relations.

Following the talks, President Mubarak and King Abdullah headed for the site of the electricity grid project linking Egypt and Jordan for the inauguration. President Mubarak received King Abdullah upon arriving in Taba earlier in the day in a visit to Egypt.