British governmental delegation to Cairo --- on Sunday

The visit of British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Geoffery Hoon to Egypt next week aims at convening condensed meetings with British companies working in Egypt, to develop and boost trade relations between the two countries and solve the problems facing these joint problems.

Hoon is to start a visit to Cairo on Sunday.

The British embassy in Cairo released a statement saying that Hoon is to convene a round of talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Egyptian officials, in order to activate Egyptian - British dialogue and coordinate on issues of joint interest.

Hoon's visit to Cairo comes as part of his Middle East tour, which is his first. In addition to Egypt, he is due to visit Israel, Jordan and Palestine.