 Egypt said it plans to double the size of its contingent in the African Union (AU) monitoring force in western Sudan's Darfur region. Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Ghait told reporters after a meeting with Sudan's officials "President Hosni Mubarak suggested his plans at the three-way summit on the on the crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region last Tuesday with leaders of Sudan and Ethiopia. "President Mubarak made clear that Egypt is prepared and has a definite intention to reinforce the Egyptian presence in the monitoring force by doubling the number of Egyptians, which now stands at about 100 police and military," Aboul Gheit said. "Egypt will act soon to double that or more." |