The French president's office says he will co-chair a summit meeting in Egypt to discuss the Gaza crisis, according to AP. Nicolas Sarkozy will chair Sunday's meeting in the Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheik along with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. He is then to travel to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the French leader's office said in a statement Saturday. The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel is also attending. The French statement says British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is also going, but Brown's office has not confirmed this. Israel is expected to vote Saturday night on whether to approve an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire. Egypt has been trying to broker an end to the crisis in Gaza, now in its 22nd day.
