The city of Sharm El-Sheikh is always referred to as the "Land of Peace" as many political, scientific and tourist conferences and meetings were held over its land.
President Mubarak hosted numerous key figures and held many conferences with the aim of promoting world peace at large. Among these conferences are:
1- The 1996 Peace Making Summit that was attended by many Arab and foreign Heads of State.
2- The G-15 Summit was held for the first time in Egypt in 1998 in Sharm E1Sheikh This Summit is held in rotation only in one of the group States.
3- Concluding Wye River Agreement between the Palestinian represented by their leader Yasser Arafat and Israel represented by the then Prime Minister Barak in September 1999. King Abdullah of Jordan, President Mubarek and US Secretary of State Albright also attended the meeting.
4- Sharm El-Sheikh trilateral Summit, which was attended by President Mubarak, Arafat and Barak aiming at boosting the peace process prior to the Palestinian-Israeli meeting in Camp David.
5- President Mubarak and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdullah summit met in Sharm El-Sheikh to review Arab situation, peace process and bilateral cooperation.
6- The trilateral summit that gathered President Mubarak, Crowned Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to discuss the ongoing peace process in the Middle East with special emphasis on the Syrian-Palestinian tracks of negotiations.
7- President Mubarak and A1 Assad summit in 1998 to review the bilateral relations and the latest developments on the Syrian-Turkish level in view of Adana Security Agreement between the two countries. They also handled the peace process and the possibility of resuming negotiations on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks.
8- The bilateral summit between the two leaders of Egypt and Jordan to discuss the deteriorating situation in the in the occupied territories and to pave the way for an Arab Summit.
9- Sharm El-Sheikh Summit held on October 17, 2000, was considered a pioneering step on the part of President Mubarak besides his call for the International community and the United States to put an end to acts of violence triggered by Israel in the occupied territories. The summit was also attended by the US President Bill Clinton, King Abdullah of Jordan, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Barak and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan the. On the sidelines of this summit, various meetings with the African, Arab and European countries were held.
The meetings of Sharm El-Sheikh were not only confined to political ones and the city began hosting various Industrial, economic and tourist conferences.
10- In September 2000 the city hosted the Strategic Group Meeting for the World Tourism Organization (WTO).
11- Donors Conference, February 5, 2002
12- Arab-American summit, June 3, 2003.
The summit discussed the Middle East peace process, the situation in Iraq and fighting terrorism.
As peace is an eloquent reminder of the fruits of peaceful coexistence on one hand and the horror of war on the other hand, we should impart in the new generations the dire need for peace based on justice and equality.
Under the motto of comprehensive and just peace, Sharm El-Sheikh city hosts groups of youths from the four corners of the world to set their camps over its land. Under the banner of peace and friendship, these gatherings of different faiths, races and colors met in love and fraternity.
At Sharm E1- Sheikh a work camp comprising some 150 participants from 20 European, Asian, African and Arab countries held their conference in the Juvenile 's Village at Ras Nusrani in August 1997.
In 1998 another camp was organized with 300 youths from 30 countries participating in an atmosphere of friendship and Love for Peace, voicing their keenness on achieving world peace.
In 1999 fifty countries joined these camps, which have become one of Sharm El-Sheikh landmarks. Participants in these camps usually demonstrate their firm adherence to just and comprehensive. These camps include different kinds of sports and cultural games.
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