Summit for Peace: "It's important for FIFA to be here to support, help & assist" (Gianni Infantino)

"When you speak about a historic day, this definitely was and is a historic day. A historic day for the Middle East, a historic day for the world, a historic day for peace. It's something that is really important for FIFA to be here to support, to help, to assist," said Gianni Infantino (ITA/SUI), president of FIFA, who attended the "Summit for Peace" held in Sharm el-Sheikh (EGY) on 13/10/2025.

The summit, co-chaired by President of the United States Donald J. Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, convened in the Red Sea resort town, aiming to support the recently established ceasefire (between Israel and Hamas on 10/10/2025), end the two-year war, and develop long-term stability and reconstruction plans for Gaza," said the international football federation.

"A new beginning, as President Trump said, a new dawn for the whole region, for the entire world. It's important to put ourselves at disposal for whatever we can do to make sure that this peace process comes to fruition and to the best possible end," said Gianni Infantino, who was invited to Sharm el-Sheikh by…