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| Mubarak authorizes PM to assume presidency till return from Germany |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-06-20 23:42:36 |
CAIRO, June 20
(Xinhuanet) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has authorized Prime Minister
Atef Obeid to assume presidency till his return from Germany, state-run
television said on Sunday.
This was the first public announ
cement about the transfer of power when the Egyptian leader is
abroad.
Mubarak used to hand over part of his power to the
prime minister when he went abroad on official visits, a routine practice which
was not made public.
Mubarak left here Sunday morning for
the Bavarian State capital of Munich in Germany for a slipped disc operation at
Munich Orthopaedics University Hospital.
The surgery, which
comes upon the advice of Mubarak's private doctors, is expected to take place on
Monday.
On Thursday, Mubarak canceled a meeting with
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, who eventually held talks with the
76-year-old Egyptian leader the next day.
Last November, Mubarak suspended his speech before the parliament due to a severe cold. Enditem |
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