CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit will head to Washington on Wednesday for a three-day visit that will include talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the ministry said.

Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit will visit the United States between April 16 and April 19, spokesman Hossam Zaki told the official MENA news agency.

Aboul Gheit s visit will include talks with Rice, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, Zaki said. -AFP