Yamada, Chusei

Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Owada Hisashi discusses the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait at a dinner party with Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Sedky. During the conversation, Sedky proposes increased sanctions against Iraq in lieu of a military response, while Owada questions the impact of such action.

The small group session at the beginning of the meeting was suddenly, on instructions from President Hosni Mubarak, turned into a tete-a-tete meeting (only the other side’s Prime Minister Atef Sedky joined him), with the situation in the Gulf the only issue raised. The document is a summary of its main points. (Present from the other side was Prime Minister Sedky. Interpreter: Tsuruoka Koji).

Summary of Japanese Prime Minister Kaifu's luncheon with Egyptian President Mubarak in the wake of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Among issues discussed were French President Mitterand's proposed response to the invasion and a desert greening project in Egypt.

This telegram is a summary of the plenary session during the summit between Japanese PM Kaifu and his Egyptian counterparts. During the conversation the two sides discussed the economic impact of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Egypt and Kaifu's decision to send $2billion in aid to Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan.

Summary of Japanese Prime Minister Kaifu's conversation with Egyptian Minister of Cabinet Affairs Atef Ebeid. The brief chat included Ebeid's proposal of a desert greening project and Egypt's existing projects with Germany and the Netherlands.