Egyptian Foreign Minister ‘postpones’ India visit

The Israel-Iran conflict cast a shadow on the diplomatic calendar of India on Sunday with the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty, who was expected to arrive on Monday (23 June, 2025) “postponing” his visit.

The Ministry of External Affairs had announced the visit of Mr. Abdelatty on Saturday, but against the backdrop of regional tension, sources informed on Sunday that the visit will not take place this week.

The Israel-Iran conflict cast a shadow on the diplomatic calendar of India on Sunday (June 22, 2025) with the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty, who was expected to arrive on Monday (23 June, 2025) “postponing” his visit.

The Ministry of External Affairs had announced the visit of Mr. Abdelatty on Saturday, but against the backdrop of regional tension, sources informed on Sunday that the visit will not take place this week.

Badr Abdelatty was expected to hold talks with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and the External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar during the visit, but sources said,

“The visit of the Foreign Minister of Egypt has been postponed. The advisory issued for the visit may be ignored.”

The cancellation of the visit of the Egyptian Foreign Minister to India came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said that a fleet of US B2 bombers carried out raids on the nuclear installations at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

Mr. Abdelatty has been one of the top regional negotiators, and he has been in consultation with both the Iranian and U.S. decision makers over the past several weeks.