Cheney travelling to Egypt for talks on Iran, Syria

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 14 – United States Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to have Iran and Syria at the top of his agenda as he travels to Egypt to hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and other top officials, the Kuwaiti news agency reported on Saturday. Iran Focus

London, Jan. 14 – United States Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to have Iran and Syria at the top of his agenda as he travels to Egypt to hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and other top officials, the Kuwaiti news agency reported on Saturday.

Cheney who will start his round of talks on Monday will be focusing on Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons program and Syrian presence in Lebanon, KUNA said, quoting an Egyptian diplomat.

After the round of talks in Cairo, Cheney will head off to Saudi Arabia.

Cheney will also be holding talks with Saudi King Abdullah focusing on Washington’s position on Tehran and Damascus.

The White House said on Friday that the visits had originally been scheduled as part of the Vice President’s travel to the region in December, but were postponed because of domestic issues.