Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for India after concluding his first-ever go to to Egypt, the place he held talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and was conferred with the Arab nation’s highest honour ‘Order of the Nile’.
Modi, who arrived right here on Saturday after concluding a high-profile state go to to the US on the invitation of President Joe Biden, was acquired on the airport by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
“My go to to Egypt was a historic one. It can add renewed vigour to India-Egypt relations and can profit the folks of our nations. I thank President @AlsisiOfficial, the Authorities and the folks of Egypt for his or her affection,” Modi tweeted.
His two-day state go to to Egypt on the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi can also be the primary bilateral go to by an Indian prime minister since 1997.
Modi held talks with President El-Sisi on Sunday and mentioned methods to additional strengthen the strategic partnership between the 2 international locations with a concentrate on enhancing commerce and investments, power ties and people-to-people connections. The 2 international locations elevated their relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’.
President El-Sisi conferred Modi with ‘Order of the Nile’ award – Egypt’s highest state honour. That is the thirteenth highest state honour conferred upon Prime Minister Modi.
Earlier within the day, Modi visited Egypt’s historic Eleventh-century Al-Hakim Mosque, restored with the assistance of the Dawoodi Bohra neighborhood. He additionally visited the Heliopolis Commonwealth Conflict Cemetery in Cairo and paid homage to over 4,300 valiant Indian troopers who sacrificed their lives in Egypt and Aden throughout World Conflict I. He additionally took a tour of pyramids at Giza.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Modi met with the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawky Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam, and mentioned points associated to selling social concord and countering extremism and radicalisation. Later within the night, Modi met members of the Indian neighborhood in Egypt who showered fulsome reward on him, hailing him as India’s hero.
He additionally met distinguished personalities in Egypt, together with Hassan Allam, CEO of one of many largest Egyptian corporations working within the Center East and North African area, and Tarek Heggy, a famend creator and petroleum strategist.
Modi began his five-day go to on June 20. He visited the US from June 21-24. His go to to the US began in New York, the place he led a historic occasion on the UN Headquarters to commemorate the ninth Worldwide Day of Yoga on June 21.
The go to was marked by a number of main offers to spice up cooperation in key areas akin to defence, house and commerce.
