Statement by the Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt

alhadath – cairo

As part of consolidating the peace path in the Middle East by ending the war in Gaza and reaching a political settlement to the Palestinian issue and based on an Egyptian-American initiative, Egypt, today, October 13, 2025, hosted the Sharm El-Sheikh peace summit. The summit was co-chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and President Donald Trump, President of the United States of America.
The summit saw the participation of heads of state and government from: Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Türkiye, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, France, Cyprus, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Greece, Armenia, Hungary, Pakistan, Canada, Norway, Iraq, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Japan, the Netherlands, Paraguay, and India. This is in addition to the participation of the UN Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, the president of the European Council, the President of FIFA, and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom.

The summit’s schedule focused on the absolute support of the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement to end the war in Gaza, which was concluded on October 9, 2025, with mediation from Egypt, the United States, Qatar, and Türkiye.

At the summit, the leading efforts of US President Trump to end the war through his proposed settlement plan were noted. The pivotal roles of both Qatar and Türkiye in mediation were also praised.

The participating leaders valued Egypt’s role, under President El-Sisi’s patronage, in leading and coordinating humanitarian efforts since the outbreak of the crisis and its mediation role, leading up to the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement. They commended the Egyptian efforts in convening the Summit.

The Summit addressed the importance of cooperation among the international community to provide all means for following up on the implementation of the agreement’s terms and ensuring its continuity. This includes a comprehensive cessation of the war in Gaza, the completion of the exchange of hostages and captives, the Israeli withdrawal, and the delivery of humanitarian and relief aid into the Gaza Strip.
In this context, the summit witnessed the signing ceremony of a joint document by the mediating countries’ leaders in support of the agreement.
There was also a strong emphasis on the need to commence consultations on the means and mechanisms to implement the upcoming phases of President Trump’s settlement plan, starting with issues related to governance and providing security, the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and culminating in the political track for settlement.

Egypt extends its appreciation to the leaders who participated in the summit and welcomes the high-level international participation, which clearly reflected global support for efforts to end the war.
Egypt will continue to cooperate with its regional and international partners to close this painful chapter in the history of the Middle East and the world. A chapter in which mankind lost much of its humanity, the rule-based international system lost much of its credibility, and the peoples of the region lost their sense of safety.

Egypt, which planted the seeds of peace in the region nearly half a century ago, affirms it will spare no effort to preserve the new prospect of peace born in the city of peace, Sharm El-Sheikh.

We will continue to address the root causes of instability in the Middle East, particularly the lack of a settlement to the Palestinian issue, leading to achieving comprehensive and just peace.

The Palestinian people have suffered like no other throughout modern history, yet remained resilient managed to persevere in the face of immense challenges.
Egypt will remain a source of support for them and continue to back their resilience and their legitimate, inalienable rights, including the right to self-determination, and their right to live in safety and peace, like all other peoples of the world, in an independent state living side-by-side with Israel, on their land in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under their legitimate leadership and along the June 4, 1967 borders, in accordance with international law and relevant resolutions of international legitimacy.
Egypt looks forward to achieving peace and will cooperate with all parties to build a Middle East free of conflicts, a Middle East built on justice, equality of rights, good neighborliness, and peaceful coexistence among all its peoples without exception.