A commemorative photograph was taken of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the First Lady, Entissar al-Sisi, alongside world leaders and key figures from national industry at the start of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opening ceremony, which took place Saturday evening.
Official delegations have begun arriving for the GEM opening ceremony.
The event features the participation of 79 official delegations, 39 of which are led by kings, princes, and presidents or heads of government.
Who is attending?
The official spokesperson for the Presidency announced the attendance of monarchs, queens, crown princes, princes, and members of ruling families from the following nations: Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Jordan, Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Japan, and Thailand.
Additionally, presidents from the following countries will participate: Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Portugal, Armenia, Germany, Croatia, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Eritrea, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knights of Malta).
The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and the head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council are also set to attend.
According to the official spokesperson for Egypt’s presidency, Mohamed al-Shenawy, the prime ministers of the following countries will also be participating in the opening ceremony: Greece, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, and Uganda.
This high-level attendance is complemented by senior ministerial and parliamentary representatives from: Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Austria, the United Kingdom, France, the Vatican, Malta, Romania, Russia, Ireland, Serbia, Turkey, Italy, Singapore, India, Kyrgyzstan, China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Zambia, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, South Africa, Gabon, Chad, Kenya, Rwanda, Togo, Brazil, Canada, and the US.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
