The World - News from Sept. 6, 1985
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told an Israeli envoy he is ready to hold summit talks with Prime Minister Shimon Peres, provided that a dispute over the Taba resort on the Gulf of Aqaba is submitted to international arbitration, Israel radio reported. The radio said that Avraham Tamir, director general of the prime minister’s office, briefed Peres after meeting with Mubarak in Cairo. Taba remains under Israeli control, but Egypt wants it returned under terms of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.
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