President Ilham Aliyev Attends Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh, The Gulf Observer: President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev paid a working visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to participate in the Middle East Peace Summit held in Sharm el-Sheikh.

On October 13, President Aliyev arrived at the International Congress Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the summit convened. Upon his arrival, he was warmly welcomed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and the two leaders posed for photographs together.

Later, U.S. President Donald Trump greeted the Azerbaijani head of state, and the two also posed for an official photo. Following the greetings, all summit participants gathered for a family photograph marking the commencement of the event.

During the session, President Trump made remarks recalling his earlier meeting in Washington between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, emphasizing the success of that dialogue in fostering reconciliation.

“Here he is; I just solved the war for this man,” President Trump said, referring to President Aliyev. “Azerbaijan, did you like my job? Where is your counterpart? Here he is. You guys are still getting along, right? They fought for 32 years, and in about one hour we settled, right? And they like each other now. Well, I think this is great.”

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Following the summit discussions, a signing ceremony of the peace agreement took place in the presence of world leaders and delegates.

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In a subsequent statement, President Donald Trump commended the progress achieved in advancing peace efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia, recalling the breakthrough reached at the White House meeting.

“We have Armenia and Azerbaijan. That’s a little war that we stopped,” Trump said. “When I met them, it was in the Oval Office. They fought for like 31 years or some crazy number. And they had seated one on one side of the Oval Office. By the time we finished — in one hour — they were both hugging each other. Now they are friends and they are getting along. So I want to thank you both. That’s incredible. Really incredible.”

President Ilham Aliyev’s participation in the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit underscores Azerbaijan’s support for regional and global peace initiatives and its commitment to dialogue and multilateral cooperation under international frameworks.