Representatives from at least 20 countries have confirmed their participation in the “peace summit“, which will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13. This was announced by the office of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
“The summit is expected to be attended by leaders and senior officials from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Greece, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, the United States, France and Germany.“ “The UN Secretary-General, the President of the European Council and the Secretary-General of the Arab League are also expected in Sharm el-Sheikh“, said a statement from el-Sisi's office, carried by the Egyptian television channel Al-Qahirah Al-Ikhbariya.
The “Peace Summit“ in Sharm el-Sheikh is being convened to mark the formal signing of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Representatives of the Palestinian movement Hamas and Israel, which negotiated a ceasefire in the enclave and an exchange of hostages held there for Palestinian prisoners, declined to participate. There is no information yet whether the leadership of Qatar, which acted as a mediator in the consultations, will attend the summit.