Iran president to visit Egypt soon, Middle East News reports

Middle East News website announced that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian plans to travel to Egypt soon.

News ID: 5591

Date: 15 December 2024 - 09:25

TABNAK, Dec 15: According to the Middle East News, quoting sources President Pezeshkian would go to Cairo this week to participate in the meeting of the Group of Eight Developing countries (D-8).

The sources speaking on the condition of anonymity, announced that Pezeshkian is going to have bilateral meetings with the officials of other countries taking part at the meeting on the sidelines of this meeting.

Group D-8 (D-8) consisting of important developing Islamic countries have very good and effective capacities to influence the process of regional and even global developments and can be a driving force for other organizations in the region by playing an active role and encourage other major Islamic countries that are members of other international organizations.

Group D-8 was established in 1997 with the membership of eight developing Islamic countries, including Iran, Turkiye, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria.

Group D-8, which consists of important Islamic developing countries, in general, includes 1.2 billion people of the world's population, with a GDP of 4.8 trillion dollars and four and a half percent of the world's gross domestic product.

D-8 has the capacity to make the role of the diplomatic efforts of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the field of Gaza more prominent and increase their impact.