Gaza peace summit 2025: India is likely to send External Affairs Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh as the special envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the “Gaza peace summit” in Egypt’s Sharm-el Sheikh Monday, The Indian Express has learnt.
The decision to send the MoS was taken after Modi received a last-minute invitation Saturday from US President Donald Trump and Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to attend the summit in Egypt’s Sharm-el Sheikh.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres are also expected to attend the summit.
The invitation to Modi had raised expectations of a visit by the Prime Minister to Egypt, where he could have met President Trump, but Delhi appears to be cautious at this stage.
According to the Egypt Presidency’s spokesperson, the “peace summit” will be held Monday afternoon under the joint chairmanship of Sisi and Trump with the participation of leaders of more than 20 countries.
“The summit aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip, strengthen efforts to establish peace and stability in the Middle East, and open a new page of regional security and stability,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“This summit comes in the light of US President Donald Trump’s vision to achieve peace in the region, and his relentless quest to end conflicts around the world,” it said.
Trump left for Israel and Egypt Sunday to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, and urge partners in the Middle East to grab the opportunity to build durable peace in the region.
For India, the peace summit will be a chance to show its presence in the Middle East, demonstrate goodwill towards the Palestinian cause and boost bilateral relations with Egypt.
After Israel and Hamas agreed to the ceasefire and hostage deal on October 9, Modi had said that he spoke to his “friend” President Trump and congratulated him on the “success of the historic Gaza peace plan”.
The agreement was the result of indirect talks held in Egypt, marking the initial stage of Trump’s 20-point framework to bring peace to the Palestinian enclave. The talks were held a day after the second anniversary of Hamas’s cross-border attack that triggered Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza.
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