Mubarak, Qureia talks on post-pullout Gaza cancelled

[Gimel]

A meeting between Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo was cancelled shortly before it was due to begin Thursday.

The reasons for the cancellation were not made clear, but there are suspicions the president's poor health led to the canceling of the meeting.

Palestinian sources said Qureia would instead hold talks with the head of Egyptian intelligence, Omar Suleiman.

Rumors circulated Wednesday that Mubarak's health had seriously deteriorated and images of the president meeting with outgoing CIA chief George Tenet were broadcast on Egyptian state television Thursday evening to dispel the rumors.

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