SHEIK, Egypt, June 24, SPA -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday that his country was trying to secure the release of a captive Israeli soldier Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Mubarak held talks at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheik, in a meeting that came on the sixth day of an Egyptian-mediated truce between Israel and Hamas, the Associated Press reported. «We shall discuss the question of Gilad Schalit,» said Mubarak, speaking to reporters through an interpreter as he and Olmert went into a closed-door meeting. «We are making efforts for his release.» Olmert, who also said they would talk about Schalit, added that there were «many issues» on the agenda, including bilateral matters. In exchange for Schalit, Hamas wants Israel to release 450 prisoners it is holding. The Egyptian-brokered truce started last Thursday, with the immediate aim to end the fighting that has killed seven Israelis and more than 400 Palestinians. Egypt acted as middleman for the six-month truce.
