Mubarak - Arafat coordination

The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak received a phone call last night from the Palestinian president Arafat during which they discussed the latest development of peace process in light of the meeting between president Mubarak and the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak yesterday.

Palestinian sources in Cairo confirmed that opinions were exchanged between the two leaders regarding the latest development in peace process in Middle East in light of Barak - Mubarak meeting.

The Palestinian news agency mentioned that during the phone call agreement on containing communication and coordination took place between the two leaders and among the Palestinian and Egyptian officials.