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He is also to meet with representatives from eight American Jewish groups, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, J Street and the Anti-Defamation League for an hour-long, off-the-record meeting.
Tuesday, Mubarak will meet Obama at the White House. Egypt's official MENA news agency reported that their discussions would focus on "the Palestinian question, ways of relaunching the peace process and issues linked to regional security and the consequences of the nuclear issue on the Gulf and the Middle East."
Israel and the Palestinians relaunched peace talks at a US-hosted conference in November 2007 but the Palestinians suspended the negotiations during Israel's three-week war on the Hamas movement in Gaza at the turn of the year.
Washington accuses Iran of seeking to build an atomic weapon in its controversial nuclear programme of uranium enrichment, an allegation denied by Tehran which says the project is entirely peaceful.
It will be the third meeting between Obama and Mubarak, who is accompanied by Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and Finance Minister Yusef Boutros-Ghali, as well as Egypt's information and trade ministers and intelligence chief.
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Tuesday, Mubarak will meet Obama at the White House. Egypt's official MENA news agency reported that their discussions would focus on "the Palestinian question, ways of relaunching the peace process and issues linked to regional security and the consequences of the nuclear issue on the Gulf and the Middle East."
Israel and the Palestinians relaunched peace talks at a US-hosted conference in November 2007 but the Palestinians suspended the negotiations during Israel's three-week war on the Hamas movement in Gaza at the turn of the year.
Washington accuses Iran of seeking to build an atomic weapon in its controversial nuclear programme of uranium enrichment, an allegation denied by Tehran which says the project is entirely peaceful.
It will be the third meeting between Obama and Mubarak, who is accompanied by Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and Finance Minister Yusef Boutros-Ghali, as well as Egypt's information and trade ministers and intelligence chief.
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