India Invites Egypt to Take Part in The G 20 Summit

India has invited Egypt to take part in the G20 Summit as a Guest Country, according to a statement recently issued by the Indian Embassy in Cairo.

The statement came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled on Tuesday the logo — Earth juxtaposed with the lotus, theme — “Vasudhaiva Kutumba-kam” or “One Earth One Family One Future”, and the website of India’s G20 presidency.

Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said earlier that Egypt will add “great value” to the G20 meetings, and that the issues to be discussed at the summit include climate change and supporting developing countries, the statement noted.

UAE, Oman, Bangladesh, Mauritius, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Singapore, and Spain have been also invited to attend the summit, which represents the world’s major economies.

Under its Presidency, India is set to host over 200 G20 meetings across the country, beginning in December 2022. The G20 Leaders' Summit at the level of Heads of State / Government is scheduled to be held on 09 and 10 September 2023 in New Delhi.

The G20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. It comprises 19 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, USA, and the European Union (EU).