Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo at the start of a regional tour aimed at ending Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip, informs aljazeera.net Wednesday.
The UN chief met Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, immediately after arrival on Wednesday.
Ban would also meet leaders of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey in course of the tour, but he has indicated he would not have direct contact with Hamas fighters.
Ban has called for an immediate ceasefire, but both Israel and Hamas have ignored his pleas.
