Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo to discuss the deadlocked peace process and Palestinian plans to declare an independent state. Despite international pressure, the Palestinian leader has yet to formally yield to requests to put off the declaration until after Israeli elections are held in May.
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