Egypt's Mubarak talks with Russian FM over Mideast peace

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about Egyptian and international efforts to push forward the Middle East peace process on Wednesday.

Lavrov, who is in Egypt as part of a regional tour, briefed President Mubarak on the outcome of the consultations he held with Palestinian and Israeli officials to push forward peace efforts, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

Mubarak and Lavrov also talked about efforts to move from indirect negotiations to direct peace talks that would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state side by side, the report added.

The talks tackled Egyptian-Russian cooperation in trade and economic domains and other issues of mutual concern.

Source:Xinhua