Cairo: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday held talks with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero and discussed hosts of issues including the vexed West Asia peace process and Iranian nuclear programme.
The meet tackled various regional and international
issues of mutual interest as well as the latest developments
in the West Asia peace process and the inter-Palestinian
reconciliation.
The meeting between Mubarak and the Zapatero also
dealt with Egypt's efforts to establish an independent
Palestinian state and the conditions in Iraq, Yemen and Darfur
along with the Iranian nuclear file.
The talks covered means of boosting bilateral
relations in various domains, especially in the economic
field. They reviewed ways of setting up joint ventures in the
various spheres, topped by tourism, transportation and
railways fields.
Also Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu-al-Ghayt
met his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos, who is
currently on a visit here.
Their talks dealt with means of enhancing bilateral
cooperation in various domains, especially in the economic
field, that witnessed a quantum leap in the trade exchange to
hit 2.2bn Euros in 2008, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
The two sides also exchanged viewpoints on the
impact of the global financial crunch on regional and
international conditions.
They also discussed various regional and
international issues of mutual interest, the spokesman added.
The two top diplomats asserted the necessity of
boosting relations between Egypt and the European Union.
Spain will hold the rotating presidency of the EU for
the first half of 2010.
Abu-al-Ghayt has posted his Spanish counterpart on
the latest developments in the Middle East as well as Egypt's
efforts to revive the stalled peace talks, the spokesman said.
Moratinos hailed Egypt's role in maintaining
stability in the Middle East.
PTI