World leaders are convening in Egypt for the “Sharm Al-Sheikh Peace Summit” – a high-level meeting to discuss an end to the war in Gaza.
The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and the US President, Donald Trump, will co-chair the summit, with the participation of leaders from more than 20 countries to forge a path toward lasting peace in the region.
Summit Goals
The summit, which takes place on Monday, October 13, 2025 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm Al-Sheikh, will see an official signing ceremony for Trump’s peace plan, marking the implementation of the agreement’s first phase.
It aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East, and usher in a new phase of regional security and stability, according to the Egyptian Presidency.
List of Attendees
The high-level meeting gathers an extraordinary guest list, many of whom have contributed to securing the ceasefire deal or voiced readiness for taking part in postwar reconstruction efforts. However, Hamas and Israel will not participate in the summit.
In addition to co-hosts Al-Sisi and Trump, the list of attendees includes Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the leaders of Qatar and Türkiye, which played a key role in advancing the deal.
Arab Attendees:
Leaders of Arab countries on the list include
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
- Jordan’s King Abdullah II
- Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
- Kuwait’s Prime Minister Ahmad Al Abdullah Al-Sabah
- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani
European Attendees:
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
- Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store
Other Representatives:
- Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
- Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto
- Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev
- UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
- Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi
- India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh
- Japan’s Ambassador to Cairo Fumio Iwai
Regional and Global Organizations:
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres
- European Council President Antonio Costa
- Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Summit’s Agenda
The Sharm Al-Sheikh Peace Summit will begin with a bilateral meeting between Al-Sisi and Trump, followed by a plenary session, a group photo, and statements by the two leaders outlining the summit’s goals and next steps in Gaza, according to Al-Ahram Online.
Furthermore, several leaders and heads of state will hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.
The Egyptian Presidency also announced that Al-Sisi will award the Nile Collar to President Trump, in recognition of “his distinguished contributions to supporting peace efforts, defusing conflicts, and his pivotal role in ending the war in Gaza.”
Ending Gaza War
Before traveling to Egypt, Trump made a stop in Israel to deliver a speech before the Knesset. The US President stressed that “the war in Gaza is officially over,” reported CNN.
The summit in Sharm Al-Sheikh focuses on establishing the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, increasing humanitarian aid flow into the Strip, and resuming peace talks to end the conflict.
Ceasefire Agreement
The peace summit comes after Hamas and Israel have agreed to Trump’s peace plan, following days of indirect negotiations in Sharm Al-Sheikh, with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye. The negotiations also involved Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
The first phase of the plan involves a ceasefire and Israeli military withdrawal to agreed-upon lines. Within 72 hours of military redeployment, Hamas will hand over all the hostages, alive and deceased, to Israeli security forces.
In return, Israel will release 250 Palestinian convicted or suspected of security crimes, in addition to 1,700 adults and 22 minors detained in Gaza during the war, and the bodies of 360 fighters.
Moreover, humanitarian aid flow to the Strip will increase, with 600 trucks allowed to enter Gaza daily and move freely between the enclave’s north and south.
