TEHRAN, December 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are scheduled to visit Egypt this week.Speaking in his weekly presser, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Pezeshkian and Araghchi are set to visit Egypt to attend the upcoming D-8 Summit.

Egypt will host the 11th D-8 Summit on 19 December 2024.

D-8 is a global arrangement for cooperation amongst the developing countries of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 19.

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