UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Egypt on Monday to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace, the office of the UN Secretary-General said Saturday.
“The Secretary-General is traveling to Egypt to attend on Monday the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He is expected back at UN Headquarters on Wednesday,” the office said in a brief note to correspondents.
The summit will take place at Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to finalize an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, the Egyptian Presidency announced Saturday.
Co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump, the meeting will bring together leaders from more than 20 countries. Officials said the summit aims to end the Gaza conflict, strengthen peace efforts in the Middle East, and promote a new phase of regional security and stability.