Oct 30^th , 2000

President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat held a meeting immediately upon the latter’s arrival to Sharm El Sheikh on a short visit.
The two leaders discussed the latest developments in the volatile situation in the Palestinian land and the continued military escalation against the Palestinians. Discussions also touched on the frozen situation on the Palestinian track of the peace process.

Oct 28^th , 2000

President Mubarak received the sanction documents of 20 new ambassadors in Egypt. The reception of the ambassadors was attended by H.E. Amr Moussa and Mr. Zakria Azmy.

Oct 28^th , 2000

President Mubarak held a talk session with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at the Presidential Headquarters of Heliopolice. Both leaders discussed the recent Middle East crisis, current situation in the Palestinian territories and bilateral relations. 

Oct 23^rd , 2000

President Mubarak held a talk session with Yemni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa Aal Khalifa the Emir of Bahrain joined the two leaders for further talks reviewing the outcome of the Pan Arab summit held recently as well as the overall Arab current circumstances.

Oct 22^nd , 2000

President Mubarak inaugurated a 2-day emergency pan Arab summit held amidst seriously complex and tense circumstances. 16 Kings, Presidents and Emirs took part in the summit as well as representatives of the rest of Arab states. Attendees shared a major concern regarding the escalation of violence against Palestinians in the occupied lands. At the end of the summit participants were successfully able to reach a consensus on a final communiqué which condemned Israeli aggression against Palestinians and requested an immediate stop of the violent practices.

Oct 17^th , 2000

President Mubarak and US President Bill Clinton co-chaired an emergency summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El- Sheikh. Participants of the summit included Jordanian King Abdullah II, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israeli PM Ehud Barak, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Javier Solana Security and Foreign Affairs Envoy of the European Union. All dignitaries gathered in this summit aiming to achieve a common objective, which is providing a just and immediate solution for the escalating violence sweeping the Palestinian occupied territories. Several bilateral meetings took place as well at the side of the summit in an effort to crystallize a final communiqué that would identify a common ground for parties to resume the peace negotiations.

Oct 12^th , 2000

President Mubarak during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook described the policies, which Israel adopted recently against Palestinians in the occupied lands as seriously harmful to the peace process. Mubarak further made it clear that Israeli aggression must come to a complete halt immediately.

Oct 12^th , 2000

In the framework of the on going efforts to end the growing tension in the ME President Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah II held a summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm Al- Sheikh. The two leaders discussed means to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the occupied territories.

Oct 11^th , 2000

President Mubarak received Mr. Javier Solana Secretary General of the Council of the European Union at the presidential headquarters. Mr. Solana stated after the meeting that Mubarak emphasized the necessity to end the violence-taking place in the occupied Palestinian land.

Oct 11^th , 2000

President Mubarak chaired the second ministerial meeting of the political group in 48 hours. Mubarak stated Egypt’s apology to host the quadrilateral summit since it will not bear the desired fruit. While Egypt welcomes any American effort on the presidential level in order to contain the deteriorating conditions in the occupied territories.

Oct 9^th , 2000

President Mubarak held a talk session with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to investigate the current serious situation in the occupied territories and the preparation for the upcoming Arab summit.

Oct 9^th , 2000

President Mubarak continued his intensified consultations with Arab leaders around the coming Arab summit. Mubarak chaired as well a ministerial meeting in order to review the Egyptian working paper prepared for the conference of Arab Foreign Ministers. The meeting covered as well the escalating Israeli violence against Palestinians, which had a serious negative impact on the peace process.

Oct 8^th , 2000

President Mubarak inaugurated the Psychological Center of the Armed Forces which is a special research entity. The center is concerned with the management of all psychological and behavioral related activities of the armed forces.

Oct 7^th , 2000

President Mubarak received Libyan Secretary of the General Popular Committee for African Unity Mr. Aly Teraiki. Egyptian Foreign Minister and his Libyan counterpart Mr. Amr Moussa and Mr. Goma`a Al- Ghazali attended the meeting.

Oct 6^th , 2000

President Mubarak, within his humanitarian effort to mitigate the Palestinians pain, paid a visit to the victims of the Israeli/ Palestinian clashes that took place recently. A Presidential decree was issued to allow the injured Palestinians come to Cairo and receive all the required treatment at Nasser Medical Institute.

Oct 5^th , 2000

President Mubarak urged Arab ministers of foreign affairs to accelerate the preparation for an emergency Arab summit to be held this month in Cairo. Mubarak’s call came after the end of his meeting that took place in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The summit is planned to address the deterioration of the Israeli/ Palestinian situation and the erupted violence.

Oct 4^th , 2000

In commemoration of the 27th anniversary of the 6th of October war, President Mubarak paid tribute to the Unknown Soldier

Oct 4^th , 2000

and furnished flower diadems to the late Presidents Anwar Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser’s graves.

Oct 4^th , 2000

In his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Mubarak chaired a meeting at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense. The meeting came as well in the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the October victory.

Oct 4^th , 2000

President Mubarak attended the celebration held in the occasion of the 6th of October victory held at the Nasr Theater in Ismailia. Ministries of Information and Culture participated with the Armed forces in the event.

Oct 3^rd , 2000

President Mubarak paid a visit to the mega- project of Toshki. During his trip on the plane, Mubarak delivered a number of crucial and comprehensive press releases regarding the upcoming Arab Summit.

Oct 3^rd , 2000

In his way to Toshki, President Mubarak stopped over at Abu Simbel in order to inaugurate the Abu Simbel Hospital.

Oct 2^nd , 2000

Mubarak -Gaddafi talks center on Arab, African issues The talks between President Hosni Mubarak and leader of Libyan Revolution Colonel Muammar Gaddafi discuss lifting the ten-year UN embargo imposed on Iraq,” the meeting comes within the framework of continued coordination between the two Arab leaders on the latest developments in the region and the world.

Oct 1^st , 2000

President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Bashar AL Assad who is in Cairo on his first visit abroad, discussed the latest developments of the peace process mainly the issues of Jerusalem and the refugees. During the talks, the two leaders President Mubarak and President Bashar expressed their keenness on deepening Egyptian-Syrian relations and joint coordination for boosting Arab nation's issues. Talks between the two leaders focus on the peacemaking, the Arab situation and Arab preparations for the coming stage as well as bilateral relations in various fields , promoting bilateral ties, especially that Egypt is keen on bolstering these relations.

Oct 1^st , 2000

President Mubarak chaired a ministerial meeting for the economic group, which discussed state policy in relation to the stabilization of the exchange price.