President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev participates in Middle East Peace Summit - UPDATED

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev paid a working visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt at the invitation of President of the United States Donald Trump and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to participate in the Middle East Peace Summit.

On October 13, President Ilham Aliyev arrived at the International Congress Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the summit was held.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed President Ilham Aliyev, and they posed for photographs together.

Later, President of the United States Donald Trump greeted the Azerbaijani head of state, and the two leaders also posed for photographs.

The participants of the Middle East Peace Summit then gathered for a family photo.

During the summit, President Donald Trump recalled the Washington meeting between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, saying: "Here he is; I just solved the war for this man. Azerbaijan, did you like my job? Where is your counterpart? Here he is. You guys are still getting along, right? They fought for 32 years, and in about one hour we settled, right? And they like each other now. Well, I think this is great."

13 October, 20:21

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is on a working visit to Egypt at the invitation of President of the United States Donald Trump and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to participate in the Middle East Peace Summit, Report informs via AZERTAC.

The Azerbaijani head of state arrived at the International Congress Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the summit is being held.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed President Ilham Aliyev.

Then, President of the United States Donald Trump welcomed President Ilham Aliyev.

President Ilham Aliyev and President of the United States Donald Trump posed together for photographs.

Participants of the Middle East Peace Summit posed for a group photo.

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Then, a signing ceremony of the peace agreement was held.

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We have stopped war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, said President of the United States Donald Trump as he addressed the Middle East Peace Summit.

Recalling the meeting held at the White House on August 8 with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the U.S. President added: "They fought for 31 years. And they had seated one-on-one side of the Oval Office. By the time that we finished in one hour they were both hugging each other. Now they are friends, and they are getting along. So, I want to thank you both. That"s incredible, really incredible."

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is on a working visit to Egypt at the invitation of President of the United States Donald Trump and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to participate in the Middle East Peace Summit.

According to Report, the Azerbaijani head of state arrived at the International Congress Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the summit is being held.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed President Ilham Aliyev.