Baghdad, 11 November 2007 (Voices of Iraq)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Cairo on Saturday for a several days’ visit to Egypt to meet with President Hosni Mubarak, the Iraqi leader’s media advisor said.
“Talabani arrived in Cairo to attend ceremonies to inaugurate the 11th Arab sports tournament, to start on Sunday at the Cairo International Stadium,” Hiewa Othman told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
Talabani is also scheduled to meet with senior Egyptian officials to discuss means of boosting bilateral relations as well as issues of mutual concern, said Othman.
Egypt’s Middle East News Agency (MENA) said that President Mubarak had received the Iraqi leader at the Cairo International Airport.