PM Modi’s first day in Egypt: meeting with Egyptian counterpart, interacting with Indian diaspora
After completing his historic visit to the US, Prime Minister Modi arrived in Cairo and was welcomed at the airport by the Egyptian Prime Minister.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a bilateral meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday. They discussed improving trade relations and strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. After completing his historic visit to the US, Prime Minister Modi arrived in Cairo and was welcomed at the airport by the Egyptian Prime Minister. The Prime Minister took to Twitter to thank Prime Minister Madboubly for “the special gesture of welcoming me to the airport”, adding: “May the ties between India and Egypt flourish and benefit the people of our nations.”
He also met with a new group of high-level Egyptian ministers headed by Prime Minister Madbouly.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly hold a round table meeting in Cairo pic.twitter.com/pxN5Mczh1X
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According to the State Department, the leaders discussed deepening cooperation in various areas such as trade, investment, IT, digital payment, renewable energy, digital payment platforms and people-to-people ties. Prime Minister Modi also met with Prof. Shawky Ibrahim Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, to discuss the strong cultural and people-to-people relations between India and Egypt.
Discussions focused on deepening cooperation in a number of areas, including trade and investment, renewable energy, green hydrogen, IT, digital payment platforms, pharma and people-to-people ties.
Prime Minister thanked Egypt for setting up this high-level special Indian unit and… pic.twitter.com/aVWZDa3ycH
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PM With Indian diaspora
Following these crucial meetings, the Indian Prime Minister spoke to members of the Indian diaspora and said he was ‘deeply moved’ by their warm welcome.
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi liaises with members of the Indian community in Cairo during his two-day state visit to Egypt pic.twitter.com/PJxR8JuVOR
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“Their support and affection truly epitomize the timeless bonds of our nations. Also noteworthy was that people from Egypt wore Indian dresses. Truly a celebration of our shared cultural bonds,” Prime Minister Modi added.
PM Modi’s visit to Egypt
The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit and will be in Egypt from December 24 to 25. Remarkably, this is his first state visit to Egypt and the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister in the past 26 years. The visit was extended at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. This invitation came after President El-Sisi attended the Republic Day parade as the main guest on January 26.