India invites Egypt to G20 summits
India has invited Egypt to be a guest country at the G20 meetings under its 2023 presidency.
CAIRO — India invited Egypt to participate as a guest country in the G20 meetings during its yearlong presidency of the intergovernmental forum, which starts on Dec. 1.
In a Nov. 24 statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman confirmed that Egypt has received India’s invitation to attend the G20 summit, saying the move reflects the historical ties between the two countries’ leaderships, governments and peoples.
The statement quoted the ministry’s spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid as saying that the invitation consecrates “Egypt's regional and international status and its influential role in major global economic issues.”
According to Abu Zeid, the ministry officially informed the Indian side that it appointed the assistant minister of foreign affairs for international and regional multilateral economic affairs, Ragy el-Etrebi, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s personal representative to the summit.
