ABU DHABI: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday kicked off a Gulf tour with talks in the United Arab Emirates on the stalled Middle East peace process, the official WAM news agency reported.
Mubarak met UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahayan who "stressed the importance of mobilizing efforts to revive the Middle East peace process… and (enhance) enduring stability in the region," WAM said.
Mubarak said his visit "comes within the framework of continuous consultations… over current Arab issues with emphasis on the Middle East, the Palestinian cause," the agency added.
Spokesman Suleiman Awwad said Mubarak’s talks Tuesday also touched on worries over increasing instability in Yemen.
The Egyptian president is on a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and Bahrain.
