, Oct. 12 -- General Antonio Guterres will travel to Egypt on Monday to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace, the office of the UN Secretary-General said Saturday.

"The Secretary-General is traveling to Egypt to attend on Monday the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He is expected back at UN Headquarters on Wednesday," the office said in a brief note to correspondents.

The summit will take place at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to finalize an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, the Egyptian Presidency announced Saturday.

Co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump, the meeting will bring together leaders from more than 20 countries. Officials said the summit aims to en...