BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR: President Clinton wrapped up an Africa trip Tuesday with a stop aimed at boosting the Middle East peace process. He met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo to discuss the latest efforts to advance Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, some two weeks ahead of a target date for a final peace accord. CNN's Mike Hanna has more.</s>MIKE HANNA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Over this past weekend, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat held talks in Cairo with Hosni Mubarak. Arafat plans to go back Wednesday for another meeting with the Egyptian leader.</s>SAEB ERAKAT, CHIEF PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATOR: The Egyptians are listening to us, listening to the Israelis, and I -- and working with the Americans and with others. And the end game here is to see to it that we bring a successful conclusion based on the implementation of the</s>HANNA: For the first time since the collapse of the Camp David talks, the principles are again getting directly involved, and there is a sense the Egyptian involvement could break what has been a deadlock in the peace process. (on camera): A Palestinian source close to the negotiations says the Egyptian initiative is now the only game in town. That assertion will be put to the test when President Clinton holds separate meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in New York next week, discussions which the U.S. says will determine whether another summit meeting will be called. Mike Hanna, CNN, Jerusalem.
Egypt Plays Pivotal Role in Middle East Peace Process