Defense Minister Ariel Sharon is to go to Egypt Aug. 19 for a three-day offical visit, his office said Sunday. It will be his first trip abroad as Defense Minister. Sharon will meet with President Anwar Sadat and Foreign Minister Kamal Hassan Ali. He will presumably be discussing arrangements for Israel’s final withdrawal from Sinai next April.
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