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Article: Cairo economic parley opens today
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- Jerusalem Post
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- November 12, 1996
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DAVID HARRIS
Jerusalem Post
11-12-1996
SOME 3,500 businessmen, politicians, and civil servants from 92 countries are expected to attend the third Middle East/North Africa economic summit, which opens in Cairo today.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will make the opening speech in what Cairo is now calling an economic conference rather than a summit, because of the exclusion of heads of state and premiers.
The Israeli delegation, comprising 100 businessmen, 50 officials, and 30 journalists, will be led by Foreign Minister David Levy. Other ministers attending are Dan Meridor (finance), Natan Sharansky (industry and trade), Limor Livnat (communications), and Yitzhak Levy (transport).
The ...