António Costa to represent EU at Gaza peace summit

12 October 2025

António Costa, the president of the European Council, will represent the EU at Monday's Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, a spokesperson announced on Sunday.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US president Donald Trump will chair a “peace summit” on Gaza on Monday, which will be attended by “leaders from more than 20 countries”, Sisi's office announced on Saturday.

“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 chapter in regional security,” the announcement read.

Just and lasting peace

The meeting will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort town where ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas also took place. The summit will include a signing ceremony for the Gaza peace plan.

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"This plan offers a real chance to build a just and lasting peace, and the EU is fully committed to supporting these efforts and contributing to its implementation," said a spokesperson for Costa.

Future of Gaza

Trump had previously said that he would meet with "many leaders" in Egypt on Monday to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip. United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, British prime minister Keir Starmer, and French president Emmanuel Macron have confirmed that they will attend.

According to the news site Axios, the leaders or foreign ministers of Germany, Italy, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia are also expected to attend.

^{European Council president António Costa © PHOTO NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP}

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