Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Egypt on a working visit to participate in the Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, held at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. During the summit, Pashinyan held brief conversations with world leaders.
Speaking at the summit on October 13, U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted the reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, recalling his August White House meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Earlier, addressing Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, Trump described a historic opportunity to reshape the Middle East through diplomacy and economic partnership.
“Armenia and Azerbaijan, that is a little war that we stopped. Look at them. They are sitting… When I met with them, it was in the Oval Office. They fought for like 31 years or some crazy number. And I had one sitting on that side of the Oval Office, one sitting… By the time we finished in one hour, they were both hugging each other. And now, they are friends, and they are getting along. Look at it. So I wanna thank you both. That is incredible. Really incredible,” Trump said.
“New bonds of friendship, cooperation and commerce will join Tel Aviv to Dubai, Haifa to Beirut, Jerusalem to Damascus and from Israel to Egypt, from Saudi Arabia to Qatar, from India to Pakistan, from Indonesia to Iraq, from Syria to Bahrain, Türkiye to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates to Oman and Armenia to Azerbaijan,” he emphasized.
The summit participants were officially welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, followed by greetings from U.S. President Donald Trump. Kings, diplomats, prime ministers, and presidents from at least 27 countries then posed for a family photo to mark the opening of the “Summit for Peace,” which aimed to end the war in Gaza and promote broader regional stability.
Photos released by the Prime Minister’s Office show Pashinyan speaking with President Aliyev, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and others.
An agreement to end the war in Gaza was signed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, U.S. President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, and Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. Following the signing, Presidents Trump and al-Sisi delivered statements emphasizing peace and cooperation, with Trump calling the occasion a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.” The U.S.-brokered deal resulted in the return of 20 living hostages and four coffins containing the remains of deceased hostages from Hamas to Israel, along with the release of around 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 Gaza detainees previously held without charge by Israel.
The summit, co-chaired by President Trump and President al-Sisi, brought together leaders to discuss coordinated efforts for peace, humanitarian aid, and long-term stability in the Middle East, while also emphasizing reconciliation in other conflict-prone regions, including the South Caucasus.
