Mubarak ratifies amended law on harbors. Egypt urges serious UN moves on Libya, Somalia. International Water Conference discusses projected shortage of water. Infrastructure work begins in Gulf of Suez development project. Trade talks with New Zealand to begin on Tuesday.
Japanese team inspects arrangements to secure tourists.
European bank contributes to completing two projects in Upper Egypt. The two leaders met to review the Arab scene and to remove loopholes which the Likud Party might exploit for procrastination and bargaining purposes. As Egypt marks the 16th Anniversary of the Sinai Liberation Day, this week, it deems it fit also to assert the need for peace to be established on the various tracks of negotiation. Peace, however, can never be achieved unless agreements are honored, in both letter and spirit. Otherwise, the Middle East would be driven into a dangerous game of brinkmanship.