Sisi poses for photo op with leaders participating at COP27

CAIRO - 7 November 2022: World leaders pose for a picture at the opening session of the COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh. The Climate Implementation Summit will be opened with a speech delivered by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

President Sisi is scheduled to open proceedings of the high-level segment for heads of state and government in Sharm El Sheikh today.

The summit will involve holding three high-level roundtable sessions for leaders on Tuesday.

As many as 110 leaders are attending the two-week summit. They join nearly 27,000 government representatives, about 14,000 observers, and more than 3,000 media representatives.

Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid said that the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh city brings together 62,000 participants, saying this figure is the largest number recorded in climate summits.

In statements to CBC satellite channel on Monday, the spokesman said that the summit's program covers all main issues in addition to the various events that will be organized during the summit's 12-day proceedings, including conferences and roundtables.