Dec. 31^st , 1999

President Mubarak and Mrs. Mubarak attended Egypt’s celebration for the new millennium which took place by the Pyramids. More than 100 thousands attended the celebration, “12 Dreams of the Sun” which marked the beginning of the third millennium, which is also counted as Egypt’s 7^th millennium.

  Dec. 25^th , 1999

President Mubarak visited the site of Egypt’s Millenium celebrations. He emphasized the importance of presenting the celebrations in civilized and reputable manner. He also asked the attendants to respect the Islamic norms and traditions of Ramadan during the celebration.

  Dec. 23^rd , 1999

President Mubarak received the sanction documents of 11 new ambassadors in Egypt representing Ecuador, Pakistan, Norway, Belgium, Japan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Austria, Mauritania, Poland and Sri Lanka. The reception of the ambassadors was attended by H.E. Amr Moussa and Mr. Zakria Azmy.

  Dec. 22^nd , 1999

President Mubarak attended a meeting with Omar Al Basheir, President of Sudan where they discussed the latest developments in Sudan, and in particular the policies which will be taken to support the legal system in Sudan and to bring the Egyptian-Libyan initiative into work.

  Dec. 21^st , 1999

President Mubarak concludes his round in Gulf area with a short visit to Emirates, where he met H.E. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan, President of Emirates. They discussed providing support for Syria, Lebanon and Palestine in the negotiations with Israel. They also discussed the situation in Sudan and supporting the legal authorities there. Finally, the talks covered the possibilities of holding a comprehensive, well-established Arab Summit.

  Dec. 20^th , 1999

President Mubarak held talks with H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Essa, Prince of Bahrain, during his short visit to Bahrain. The talks covered several issues, such as the possibility of holding an Arab Summit, as well as recent developments in the peace process, particularly the revival of Syrian-Israel negotiation. And finally the situation in Sudan and Iraq.
President Mubarak is due to visit Emirates next and to hold talks with H.E. Al Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan, President of Emirates.

  Dec. 19^th , 1999

After a successful visit to Saudi Arabia, President Mubarak moves to Qatar, where bilateral discussions are due with H.E. Sheikh Hamad, Prince of Qatar. President Mubarak had denied to the press that Sudan did request assistance from Egypt. He also stressed on Egypt’s support for the legal authorities in Sudan. President Mubarak is due to visit Bahrain and meet with H.E. Sheikh Hamd Bin Aisa, Prince of Bahrain.

  Dec. 18^th , 1999

President Mubarak arrived at Al Raid during his round in the gulf region, which will later on include visiting Qatar and Bahrain as well.Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid took leave of Mubarak at Cairo airport and his Excellency King Fahd Ibn Abdel Aziz and crown prince Abdullah were at his reception in Saudi.
President Mubarak held a meeting with H.E. King Fahd during which they discussed the potentials for holding Arab Summit and starting bilateral relations between Egypt and Saudi. They also discussed the latest developments in the peace process and the resumption of the Syrian-Israeli talks.

  Dec. 16^th , 1999

President Mubarak conferred Egypt’s highest award on Ahmed Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for chemistry.
In a ceremony at the presidential palace, Mubarak awarded the golden chain of the Nile Necklace to Zewail.
President Mubarak said that grooming Zewail the Noble Prize in Chemistry this year emphasizes the continual contribution of the Egyptians, and the world recognition of this contribution.
He said also that Ahmed Zewail is the son of the ancient Egyptian civilization whose achievements still bewilder the world standing motionless before some of its secrets.

  Dec. 14^th , 1999

President Mubarak held a meeting with Libyan President Muamr Al Kazafy in Trabulus. The talks covered recent developments in Sudan. Both presidents announced their absolute support for Sudanese leadership, and for legal decisions taken by Sudanese President Al Bashier, which aimed at keeping the Sudan united.

  Dec. 14^th , 1999

President Mubarak held a meeting with Palestinian President Mr. Yasser Arafat at the presidency headquarters. It was followed by extended talks attended by the Egyptian and Palestinian delegations members. The meeting discussed the importance of the integration between the negotiations on both Syrian and Palestinian paths.

  Dec. 14^th , 1999

President Mubarak received Dr. Trachtenberg, president of George Washington University. They discussed increasing students and staff exchange between George Washington University and Egyptian Universities.

  Dec. 13^th , 1999

President Mubarak held a meeting with Dr. Eesa Darweesh, the Syrian ambassador to Egypt at the presidency headquarters in Heliopolis. Dr. Darweesh ended his diplomatic assignment as the Syrian ambassador in Cairo.

  Dec. 13^th , 1999

President Mubarak held two important meetings today. The first was devoted to discuss the Law of Personal Affairs. President Mubarak emphasized the neccessity of commitment to Islamic Sharia in modifying the current law into a new one. This meeting was attended by the ministerial committee dedicated to discuss the new law. In the second meeting, prime minister Dr. Atef Ebed presented the outline for the government program, which will be presented in the government testimony to People’s Assembly next Satuday.

  Dec. 9^th , 1999

President Mubarak received the US state minister Madlin Albright. He discussed with her the recent developments in the peace process, and in particular the development in the possibility of resuming peace talks between Syria and Israel.

  Dec. 7^th , 1999

President Mubarak discussed in Sharm El Sheikh with Mr. Brady Anderson, administrator of USAID, the future of the American Aid to Egypt, in addition to the acheivements of the economic reform.

  Dec. 1^st , 1999

President Mubarak held talks with Palestinian President Yasser Arrafat at the presidency headquarters in Heliopolis, and it covered the difficulties that hinder the current negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis for the dispute on the maps of Israeli withdrawal from West Bank in order to begin the second phase of redeployment, or for economic reasons. They also discussed the Israeli siege the entrance of Bet Lahm town with habitations and military sites, beside the continual trials to judaize Jerusalem. And then they held wide talks attended by both Egyptian and Palestinian delegations members.