Egypt and Israel dispute 'presidential letter'

Israel and Egypt are in dispute over an apparent exchange of letters between the two countries’ presidents.

On Tuesday, the Israeli head of state, Shimon Peres, published a friendly letter purportedly from his new Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Mursi. The letter said Mr Mursi was “looking forward to exerting our best efforts” to help put the Middle East peace process back on the right track.But Egyptian officials denied it had been sent, insisting it was a “fake”. Shortly after he took office at the end of June, the Egyptian leader denied that he had told Iran’s Fars news agency Iran and Egypt should improve their ties. His office said that interview was a complete fabrication