PM Modi Arrives In Egypt For 1st Bilateral Visit By An Indian PM In 26 Years
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cairo on Saturday for a two-day state visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. PM Modi will hold a roundtable meeting with Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly.
It will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister since 1997.
PM Modi is scheduled to meet the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam, today and will also interact with Egyptian thought leaders.
On Sunday, PM Modi will visit Al-Hakim Mosque. The Prime Minister will spend nearly half an hour at the Al-Hakim Mosque—a historic and prominent mosque in Cairo named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985-1021), the 16th Fatimid caliph.
PM Modi will also pay homage to the Indian troops who gave their lives fighting for Egypt in the First World War during his trip to Egypt by visiting the Heliopolis War Grave cemetery.
The visit is significant since Egypt has long been one of India’s top trading partners on the continent of Africa. India-Egypt Bilateral Trade Agreement has been in operation since March 1978 and is based on the Most Favored Nation clause, according to the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Furthermore, India and Egypt share a close political understanding based on a long history of contact and cooperation in bilateral, regional and global issues.
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