Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will meet in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on January 4, Olmert's office announced Wednesday. There were no immediate details on the agenda of the talks. Egypt has played a major role in mediating between Israel and the Palestinians. The Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, was in Jerusalem on Wednesday for talks with Israeli officials to prepare for next week's summit, the Associated Press reported.
