Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Monday met United States President Donald Trump during the Middle East Peace Ceremony held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was originally invited to the summit by US President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for a gathering expected to be attended by around 20 world leaders. However, MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh was deputed to attend the high-level meeting and represent India.
#WATCH | Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt | MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh meets US President Donald J Trump at the Middle East Peace Ceremony.
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Shared stage with Trump, MoS Singh posts on X
Singh also took to X to share about his meeting with Trump. Sharing the video, he wrote, “At the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shared the stage with U.S. President Donald Trump, marking a significant moment in diplomatic engagement and international cooperation.”
At the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shared the stage with U.S. President Donald Trump, marking a significant moment in diplomatic engagement and international cooperation. pic.twitter.com/WeYJ4jsn7E
— Kirti Vardhan Singh (@KVSinghMPGonda) October 13, 2025
US President Trump departed for Egypt on Monday after visiting Israel, where he addressed the Israeli Parliament and welcomed the breakthrough in Gaza conflict. Ahead of attending the peace summit in Egypt, Trump had stated that his upcoming visit to the Middle East aims to bring together leaders from across the region in support of ongoing peace efforts. “We are gonna make everybody happy… Everybody is happy, whether it’s Jewish or Muslim or the Arab countries,” Trump said.
He added, “We are going to Egypt after Israel and we are going to meet all of the leaders of the very powerful and big countries and very rich countries and others and they’re all into this deal.”
The list of nations and officials slated to participate in the Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit are:
Heads of State/Government:
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
US President Donald Trump
King Abdullah II of Jordan
Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar
Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwai
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
French President Emmanuel Macron
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani
Other High-Level Officials:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
Secretary-General of Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit
President of the European Council António Costa
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
Omani Foreign Minister
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs
Japanese Ambassador to Cairo
