German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) talks to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at the Orthozentrum private clinic in the German capital Munich, where Mubarak is recuperating from surgery on a slipped disc. Mubarak was flown to Germany June 20, after complaining of debilitating back pain. Mubarak has delegated his duties to Prime Minister Atef Obeid during his absence.