Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?

(Reuters) – Egypt is planning to host an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

The meeting in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, just east of Cairo, will discuss ways to de-escalate the fighting and seek a ceasefire amid mounting concerns about a regional conflict, Egypt’s state-run media reported.

The list of attendees expected so far at the Cairo Peace Summit include:

  • Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
  • Jordanian King Abdullah
  • Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
  • Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
  • Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah
  • 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
A handout photo made available by the Egyptian Presidential Office shows Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi (R) meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Cairo, Egypt. EPA-EFE/EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE

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