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Al-Ahram Weekly 15 - 21 April 1999 Issue No. 425 
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Al-Ahram Weekly 15 - 21 April 1999 Issue No. 425
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Egypt Region International Economy Opinion Culture Profile Features Travel Living Sports People Time Out Chronicles Cartoons Letters
On the sidelines
AWAY from politics and economics, President Hosni Mubarak took time out of his hectic Asia tour schedule, which began on 5 April, to pay a number of courtesy calls. Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, accompanying her husband to China, South Korea and Japan, was also warmly welcomed by the host countries.From top: Mubarak places a stick of incense in an urn at the Seoul National Cemetery to honour South Koreans killed while serving their country; Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko receive the Mubaraks on Monday; Mrs Mubarak is awarded an honorary doctorate from the Seoul-based Ewha Women's University for her efforts in improving the status of women in Egypt, upgrading education, as well as mother and child healthcare; in China, Mrs Mubarak was granted the title 'professor-counsellor' from Shanghai University for her role in launching the "Reading for All" programme as well as the establishment of numerous libraries in Egypt
