Israel, Palestinian pursue last minute negotiations

A series of continuous meetings was held today between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in an attempt to reach a final formula for the executive agreement on the Wye River accord.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is due to confer with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tomorrow in Bourj El-Arab, near the coastal town of Alexandria. Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is to meet with Albright to hold talks at the Hilton hotel.

The delegation accompanying Albright includes of US Undersecretary of State for Near East Affairs Martin Indyk and the US ambassador in Cairo, Daniel Kurtzer, who returned to Cairo today from Washington.