World IN BRIEF : EGYPT, LIBYA : Leaders Plan Bank, Trade Cooperation
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi, patching up a decade-long rift, agreed at a meeting in Aswan to set up joint committees on banking and trade. An Egyptian information officer said the two sides agreed to establish a joint committee comprising central bank governors and other financial representatives. He said a second committee will be formed for economic cooperation and the removal of all trade barriers.
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