Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed an agreement to elevate the bilateral partnership to a strategic partnership. Three MoU in the fields of agriculture, archaeology and antiquities and competition law were also signed between India and Egypt.

Modi and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed ways to further deepen the partnership between the two nations, including in trade, investment, defence, security, and renewable energy, cultural and people-to-people ties.

Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said that PM Narendra Modi held a productive meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on 25^th June 2023. The leaders discussed ways to further deepen the partnership between the two countries, including in trade & investment, defence & security, renewable energy, cultural and people to people ties. An agreement to elevate the bilateral relationship to a “Strategic Partnership” was signed by the leaders. Three MoUs in the fields of Agriculture, Archaeology & Antiquities and Competition Law were also signed.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi conferred PM Modi with the highest state honour of Egypt, the Order of Nile. Arindam Bagchi tweeted, A mark of abiding friendship between & ! PM @narendramodi was conferred with the highest civilian honour of Egypt, the ‘Order of the Nile’, by President @AlsisiOfficial in Cairo on 25 June 2023.

PM Modi also visited the Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo and in a tweet he said, honored to visit the historic Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo. It’s a profound testament to Egypt’s rich heritage and culture. He also visited Heliopolis War Cemetery and paid tribute to the Indian soldiers who made supreme sacrifices during the First World War.

PM Modi held a roundtable meeting with his Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly in Cairo. He also met thought leaders in Egypt as a part of his two-day visit to the Arab nation.