The Iraqi Prime Minister completes the list of participants at the Cairo Peace Summit
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al Sudani flew from Baghdad airport to Cairo on Saturday morning, where he will attend the peace summit in the Egyptian capital. This Saturday, a handful of leaders from around the world will meet there to try to stop the escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas. Among the top politicians who have confirmed their participation are the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez; the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell; the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. However, no representative of Israel or its main ally the United States will attend, dampening expectations of the summit’s potential achievements.
In addition to those mentioned, here is a list of executives who have confirmed their participation:
Abdel Fattah al-SisiPresident of Egypt.
Mahmoud AbbasPresident of the Palestinian Authority.
The king Abdullah of Jordan.
The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The Emir of Qatar, the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani.
The Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al Ahmad al Sabah.
Georgia MeloniPrime Minister of Italy.
Kyriakos MitsotakisPrime Minister of Greece.
Nikos ChristodoulidesPresident of Cyprus.
Cyril RamaphosaPresident of South Africa.
Annalena BaerbockGerman Foreign Minister.
Catherine ColonnaForeign Minister of France.
Yoko KamikawaForeign Minister of Japan.
James CleverlyForeign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Espen Barth EideForeign Minister of Norway.
Hakan FidanForeign Minister of Türkiye.
Mikhail BogdanovDeputy Foreign Minister of Russia.
Zhai JunChina’s special envoy to the Middle East.
Antonio GuterresSecretary General of the United Nations.