President Abdel Fattah El Sisi led a delegation to New Delhi on Saturday to join G20 leaders (minus China’s Xi Xinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin) for the 2023 leaders summit over the weekend, Ittihadiya said in a statement. Egypt is among the non-G20 countries invited by the hosts India to attend the events this year. The two-day summit ends today.

On his agenda: El Sisi is focusing on issues concerning developing countries, with a focus on Africa, Ittihadiya said. He will stress the importance of “strengthening international efforts to facilitate the integration of developing countries in the global economy in an equal manner,” and adhering to pledges made to the developing world on climate finance.

Yesterday’s meetings were a who’s who of European leaders: El Sisi held one-on-one meetings with European Commiss ion President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues, including Egypt’s role combating illegal immigration. He also participated in a mini-summit between African and European leaders, during which he called on the international community to work together to solve the rising food insecurity among developing countries.

Also: The president held conversations with global leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, Comorian President Azali Assoumani, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, according to a separate Ittihadiya readout.

ALSO IN DIPLO- Egypt-World Bank talks: Planning Minister Hala El Said met with a World Bank delegation led by the lender’s Human Development Director for the MENA region Fadia Saadah in Cairo yesterday, the Planning Ministry said yesterday. Development programs in Upper Egypt, the ministry’s structural reforms, and the country’s green agenda were all discussed, according to the statement.

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