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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cairo this evening on his first visit to Egypt, after concluding his state visit to the US. He was received by Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. Mr Modi was given a Guard of Honour on his arrival.
Prime Minister will hold a roundtable with his Egyptian counterpart later this evening. He will meet the Grand Mufti of Egypt and interact with the Indian community there. He will also hold interaction with Egyptian Thought Leaders.
Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will visit al Hakim mosque and visit Heliopolis War Cemetery. He will hold delegation level talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and several agreements are likely to be signed following the talks.
In his departure statement ahead of this visit, Mr Modi said, he is looking forward to discussions with President Sisi and senior members of the Egyptian Government to impart further momentum to civilizational and multi-faceted partnership of India and Egypt.
Our correspondent reports that is the first official bilateral visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Egypt since 1997.
A report
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el Sisi was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations this year. India’s partnership with Egypt was elevated to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ during his visit. Over the last several months since the visit, there have been an intense level of Ministerial-level political exchanges between the two countries. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav have travelled to Egypt. Similarly, at least three to four Ministers from the Egyptian government have also visited India. This shows the extent of the very sharp focus that both India and Egypt are placing on strengthening all aspects of the bilateral relationship. Egypt has also been invited as a special guest during India’s G20 Presidency.