Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt (dpa) - World leaders
met in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-al-Sheikh on Sunday to discuss means
of establishing a lasting peace in Gaza, as sporadic violence continued despite
a unilateral Israeli truce that took effect early Sunday, dpa reported.
Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were
chairing Sunday's summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will reportedly attend, as will German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Jordan's King Abdullah
II, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, and Turkish President Abdullah
Gul.
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak will be the
only two Arab leaders present. Among Arab countries, only Jordan and Egypt have signed peace treaties with Israel.
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