Something has to be up here. We pay Egypt big bucks so that Mubarak will look the other way re: Israel. - ed.
Mr Mubarak has praised President Barack Obama, who made a key speech in Cairo in June outlining his Mid-East plans.
He is expected to tell Mr Obama Arab states are willing to do their bit for peace if Israel freezes settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
Israel has so far refused to take that step, despite repeated US calls.
On Monday, Mr Mubarak repeated his insistence in an Egyptian newspaper interview that Arab states would normalise relations with Israel, but only once a comprehensive peace was achieved.
BBC Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus says the Obama administration has sought to press the reset button with Egypt.
...Talks between Mr Mubarak and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took place on Monday night. In addition to Israel and the Palestinians, talks covered Iran, which both nations fear is building nuclear weapons.
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