Greece PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides have been invited by US President Donald Trump to attend a summit he will co-host in Egypt. Credit: Cyprus Presidency
Greece and Cyprus have been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to take part in a high-level summit on Gaza, set to take place on October 13, 2025, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The invitations were extended directly to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.
On the aftermath of a historic ceasefire deal, the conference is being organized amid heightened international concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict in Gaza and will be chaired by US President Donald Trump and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he will attend. French President Emmanuel Macron as well as Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and Pedro Sanchez of Spain have confirmed attendance. Israel has not confirmed yet, while Iran has also been invited.
According to Axios, the U.S. State Department has expanded the list of participants for the leaders’ summit. Other newly invited countries include Spain, Japan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, India, El Salvador, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Canada.
Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
The U.S.-led initiative aims to gather a wider coalition of nations to explore ways to de-escalate the conflict, promote diplomatic dialogue, and coordinate potential humanitarian measures. For Greece and Cyprus, the invitation highlights their growing strategic role in Eastern Mediterranean diplomacy, a region marked by complex alliances and competing energy and security interests.