Egyptian Flag. Photo: Egypt's State Information Service (SIS)
The agreement was reached following talks between Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola, during Egypt’s participation in the G20 Sherpa meeting held in South Africa from 25 to 27 June.
Ragy El-Etreby, Egypt's presidential representative and Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional and International Economic Affairs, said this would be the first time Egypt has hosted or organized a G20 event since the group was established in 1999.
He noted that it is rare for G20 member states to agree to hold an official meeting in a non-member country—an exception, he said, that reflects Egypt’s growing role in global economic diplomacy and its active engagement in G20 discussions.
Egypt has participated as a guest in five G20 cycles, including under the presidencies of China (2016), Japan (2019), India (2023), Brazil (2024), and now South Africa (2025).
The upcoming meeting in Cairo will address regional and global food security challenges.
According to the foreign ministry, the agenda will explore connections between food security and other issues such as sustainable agriculture, trade, infrastructure, technology transfer, and financing—areas of particular concern for Egypt, African nations, and the wider developing world.
The G20 brings together the world’s largest economies, representing about 80 percent of global GDP and 75 percent of international trade.
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