Sarkozy asks Assad for proof of life from Shalit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked Syrian President Bashar Assad for proof of life from Gilad Shalit, an Israeli-French national held in Hamas captivity since June 2006, sources in the Elysée reported Wednesday.
Sarkozy, who along with his wife Carla Bruni arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday morning, is first scheduled to pay a visit to the Police Memorial on Marine Drive, dedicated to securitymen killed in fighting terrorists during the 2008 attacks.