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Members of the military stand guard as people take part in a protest in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Old Cairo, Egypt, October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany Acquire Licensing Rights
Oct 21 (Reuters) – Egypt is hosting an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.
The list of attendees expected at the Cairo Peace Summit include:
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Jordanian King Abdullah
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa
British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs James Cleverly
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov
China’s envoy for Middle East issues Zhai Jun
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
European Council President Charles Michel
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell
Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Editing by Edmund Blair and Diane Craft
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