Angela Merkel

EU Leaders to Hold Summit on Georgia

By VOA News

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned European Union leaders to talk about the crisis in Georgia and re-examine relations with Russia.

The 27 EU leaders will meet in Brussels on September 1. They will also consider an aid package for Georgia.  France holds the rotating EU presidency.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told German television Sunday that according to her information, Russia has still not withdrawn its troops from Georgia as called for in the French-brokered cease-fire.

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