Mubarak and Bin Ali's discussions focus on peace process and Arab solidarity

The Tunisian - Egyptian summit will resume today with a round of bilateral discussions between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Ben Ali in the headquarters of the republic's presidency.

The two presidents held discussions yesterday evening that tackled all the regional, international and Arab different causes raised on the arena topped by pushing forward the Middle East peace process on its different tracks and seeking to achieve Arab reconciliation, especially in the critical stage through which the Arab states are passing.

The discussions tackled advancing the distinguished bilateral relations between the two states, especially in commercial and economic cooperation.

The Tunisian president arrived in Cairo yesterday afternoon heading a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to fulfill the invitation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Meantime, Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held talks today with his Tunisian counterpart, Habib Ben Yahia, who is accompanying President Zein al-Abidin Ben Ali. Talks and focused on international, regional and Arab causes of joint concern. Also, the meetings of the Egyptian - Tunisian council started and discussed the future of the economic and commercial relations between Egypt and Tunis, means of increasing the volume of trade and investment between the two states, revitalizing the bilateral agreements concerning freedom of trade and investment and banning the duplication of taxes.