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Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Ati arrived in the Thai capital Bangkok on Sunday, marking the first such visit in 30 years.
This was stated in a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, without mentioning the duration of the visit, which comes after an Asian tour by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi from Wednesday to Sunday, which included South Korea, Malaysia for the first time, and Indonesia.
According to the Egyptian statement, "The Foreign Minister arrived in the Thai capital Bangkok, in the first visit by an Egyptian Foreign Minister in 30 years."
The visit will see the holding of meetings of the Egyptian-Thai Joint Ministerial Committee, in addition to Badr Abdel-Ati holding a number of bilateral meetings with officials, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and representatives of a number of Thai companies, according to the statement.
The visit will also see the Egyptian Foreign Minister participating in the annual autumn meetings of 2026 of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, in his capacity as Egypt's Governor to the World Bank, according to the Egyptian statement.
The Egyptian participation aims to "strengthen cooperation with international financial institutions and exchange views on global economic developments, in support of national economic priorities."
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have had funding programs for years, amid repeated Egyptian talk of the damage to its economy from crises and wars in the region that have led to rising energy prices and increased pressure on the region's economies.
The autumn meetings of 2026 of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will begin in Bangkok from October 12 to 18.
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