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Article: U.S. Central Command Chief in Cairo for Talks on Mideast Situation,
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 18, 2001
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CAIRO, August 18 (Xinhua) -- Commander in chief of the U.S.
Central Command, General Tommy R. Franks, here on Saturday met
withEgypt's Defence Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi on the latest
developments in the Middle East.
During the meeting, Franks, who arrived earlier on a visit to
Egypt, also exchanged views with Tantawi over the ways of
upgradingmilitary ties between Egypt and the United States, the
state-run MENA news agency reported.
Moreover, Franks discussed with Egypt's Chief of Staff Magdi
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