Opening speech at Gaza summit, Trump gives shout-outs to PA’s Abbas and Erdogan: ‘He’s always there when I need him’

US President Donald Trump begins his formal remarks at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh by saying, “This is the day that people across the region and around the world have been working, striving, hoping and praying for.”

“Nobody thought this could happen with the historic agreement we have just signed,” he says, referring to his Gaza peace plan ceremonially signed by the leaders of the four mediating countries moments ago.

“Those prayers of millions have finally been answered. The hostages have been returned, and further work goes on… to save bodies,” Trump says.

“Together, we’ve achieved what everybody said was impossible. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East,” Trump claims.

“After years of suffering and bloodshed, the war in Gaza is over. Humanitarian aid is now pouring in, including hundreds of truckloads of food and medical equipment and other supplies,” he says. “Now the rebuilding begins.”

Trump thanks the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. “He’s always there when I need him,” Trump says of Turkish president and fierce Israel critic Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He also thanks the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Pakistan.

In an apparent miscommunication, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif then takes to the podium and gives brief prepared remarks before Trump is done with his speech.

Sharif announces that he has nominated Trump for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize after the US president came up short in last week’s selection of the 2025 prize. World leaders and others have begun making a habit of nominating Trump for the award to curry favor with the president.

“Wow, I didn’t expect that,” Trump says before continuing with his thank yous to various leaders, highlighting the president of Indonesia and even Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.