Gadhafi, Mubarak hold unannounced meeting

TRIPOLI, Libya, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have held a mini-summit in Libya on bilateral relations and Arab issues.

Mubarak's unannounced visit lasted for a few hours, during which he held talks with Gadhafi "on the latest developments in the Middle East region, notably in Iraq, the Palestinian territories as well as the Lebanese and Syrian scenes," Mubarak's spokesman Suleiman Awwad said Monday.

He said the two Arab leaders discussed bilateral relations as well as the situation on the African continent, especially in Sudan and its Darfur crisis.