Israel-Iran conflict affects India’s diplomatic calendar, Egyptian Foreign Minister ‘postpones’ India visit

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

The Ministry of External Affairs had announced the sojourn of Mr. Abdelatty connected Saturday, but against the backdrop of determination tension, sources informed connected Sunday that the sojourn volition not instrumentality spot this week.

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Badr Abdelatty was expected to clasp 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 sojourn of the Foreign Minister of Egypt has been postponed. The advisory issued for the sojourn whitethorn beryllium ignored.”

The cancellation of the visit of the Egyptian Foreign Minister to India came hours aft U.S. President Donald Trump said that a fleet of US B2 bombers carried retired raids connected the atomic installations astatine Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan. Mr. Abdelatty has been 1 of the apical determination negotiators, and helium has been successful consultation with both the Iranian and U.S. determination makers implicit the past respective weeks.

He had hosted Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi connected 2 June. On 3 June, helium met with a multi-party delegation (led by NCP’s Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule), from India that visited Cairo to convey India’s concerns astir cross-border coercion from Pakistan.

Mr. Abdelatty was successful Istanbul to be the 51st league of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and pursuing the gathering in Istanbul, helium was scheduled to alert to India.

Egypt has been successful interaction with India implicit the evolving situation, and Indian citizens successful Israel who are consenting to permission Israel were advised to permission done the Egypt-Israel border. On Friday, a fistful of Indian nationals who were successful Israel, reached Egypt utilizing the Taba onshore crossing.