March 20, 1995

VP Gore, Pres. Mubarak meet in Cairo, discuss technological, economic, cultural cooperation; switch emphasis on aid fr. U.S. grants to private sector promotion. Mubarak says he realizes U.S. can not continue at $2 b. per yr. indefinitely, Egypt will have to make "concessions" to keep aid packages at "significant" levels. (MENA 3/20 in FBIS 3/20; NYT 3/23; MEI 3/31; CSM 4/3; MM 4/7)

Israeli gunboats tighten naval blockade on fishing villages in s. Lebanon up to al-Aswad, fire warning shots at fishermen. (RL 3/20 in FBIS 3/21) (see 3/16)