VOL. XL

No. 14

7 April 1997

EGYPT

No Official-Level Gas Negotiations Held Between Egypt And IsraelSince March 1996

MEES learns from authoritative sources that no official-leveltalks over gas sales have been held between the Egyptian and Israeli governments sinceMarch 1996. It is further understood that while there have been discussions by privatecompanies concerning the possibility of restarting the official- level talks, these havenot succeeded so far. It is doubtful that the official talks...