PM Modi’s first state visit to Egypt set to provide further impetus to bilateral strategic ties: Key points | India News

NEW DELHI: After concluding his extremely profitable four-day State go to to the US, PM Modi on Saturday landed in Egypt for a two-day tour in a bid to spice up bilateral strategic ties. That is his first go to to the nation and the primary bilateral go to by an Indian Prime Minister since 1997.
In a particular honour, Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly obtained PM Modi on the airport.The PM was given a Guard of Honour on his arrival.
See Additionally: PM Modi Egypt go to stay updates
PM Modi will maintain bilateral talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday, and likewise has numerous engagements with native leaders and the Indian diaspora.
He may even go to the Al-Hakim Mosque, and the Heliopolis Conflict Grave cemetery to pay tribute to the Indian troopers who made the supreme sacrifice combating for Egypt throughout World Conflict-I.
PM Modi is visiting Egypt at Sisi’s invitation, who was the chief visitor at India’s Republic Day celebrations this 12 months.

The go to is of significance as Egypt has historically been one in every of India’s most vital buying and selling companions within the African continent. India-Egypt Bilateral Commerce Settlement has been in operation since March 1978 and relies on the Most Favored Nation clause.

Key developments by means of the day:
Quickly evolving partnership: PM Modi
PM Modi will maintain bilateral talks with El-Sisi on Sunday to debate methods to provide additional impetus to the strategic partnership between the 2 main nations.
“I’m excited to pay a state go to to an in depth and pleasant nation for the primary time,” PM Modi had stated in his departure assertion.
“We had the pleasure of receiving President Sisi because the Chief Visitor at our Republic Day celebrations this 12 months,” he famous.
These two visits within the span of some months are “a mirrored image of our quickly evolving partnership” with Egypt, which was elevated to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ throughout President Sisi’s go to, Modi stated.
“I sit up for my discussions with President Sisi and senior members of the Egyptian Authorities to impart additional momentum to our civilisational and multi-faceted partnership,” he stated.
Spherical desk with EgyptianPM
Indian Ambassador to Egypt Ajit Gupte on Friday stated that for the primary time, a spherical desk assembly might be held between PM Modi and the Egyptian Prime Minister.
“India and Egypt are two of the best historical civilizations on this planet and our ties return greater than 4000 years. We have had maritime contacts over the centuries and lately, the connection has gone from power to power. Significantly, after Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Prime Minister Modi each got here to energy in 2014,” the Indian Ambassador to Egypt added.
“We’re very a lot wanting ahead to the go to of PM Modi to Cairo from June 24-25. The go to is a really historic event as a result of the final bilateral go to by an Indian PM was way back to 1997,” stated Gupte.
A 9-year look ahead to Indian diaspora
The Indian neighborhood in Egypt is ecstatic and upbeat about PM Modi’s first go to to the nation. The neighborhood members stated they’ve been ready for PM Modi for the final 9 years.
Deepti Singh, president of the Indian neighborhood in Egypt, stated: “It’s going to be nice to have PM Modi right here, and we’re very excited to welcome him. The Indian neighborhood in Egypt has been ready for him to go to Egypt ever since he grew to become the PM. Everyone seems to be making ready for this go to.”
“Individuals of Egypt like India due to civilizational ties and Bollywood. We’re happy with the work executed by PM Modi, ranging from infrastructure to Covid-19 vaccine. Our picture in Egypt has gotten higher on account of PM Modi. We now really feel proud and honoured when individuals inform us that you’re coming from the most important economic system,” she stated.
“Properly, the Indian neighborhood in Egypt is sort of small. It’s about 3,600 and there are additionally college students. However they’re very desirous to welcome the Prime Minister particularly as that is the prime minister’s first go to to Egypt. So we’re organising a neighborhood occasion the place the prime minister will get to fulfill them,” Indian Ambassador to Egypt Ajit Gupte added.
Go to to Al-Hakim Mosque
The PM will go to the Al-Hakim Mosque — a historic and distinguished mosque in Cairo named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985-1021), the sixteenth Fatimid caliph — that has been restored with the assistance of the Dawoodi Bohra neighborhood.

The mosque of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is a crucial cultural website for the Bohra neighborhood in Cairo. The Bohra neighborhood in India really originated from the Fatima dynasty and so they have renovated the mosque from the Seventies onwards.
PM Modi’s go to might be vital by way of extending his long-standing heat relationship with the Dawoodi Bohra neighborhood in India and elsewhere.
Heliopolis Conflict Grave cemetery
He may even go to Heliopolis Conflict Grave cemetery to pay tribute to the Indian troopers who made the supreme sacrifice combating for Egypt throughout World Conflict I.

The memorial was erected by the Commonwealth. Round 3,799 Indian troopers laid down their lives in numerous battles in Egypt throughout WW-I. They had been primarily defending Egypt from assaults from the Ottoman forces, stated Indian Ambassador to Egypt Ajit Gupte.
Necessary buying and selling associate
India was Egypt’s fifth largest buying and selling associate within the interval April 2022-Dec 2022. It was the Eleventh-largest importer of Egyptian items and the Fifth-largest exporter to Egypt throughout the identical time.
The newest bilateral commerce between each nations reached $5.175 billion on (April 22-Jan 23) with $3.473 billion in Indian exports and $1.702 billion in Indian imports.
Over 450 Indian corporations are registered in Egypt, of which round 50 are lively in numerous sectors with a mixed funding exceeding $3.15 billion. Roughly half of them, are joint ventures or wholly owned Indian subsidiaries whereas the remaining function by means of their consultant workplaces.
The investments by Egyptian corporations in India are about $37 million.
Shut political understanding
India and Egypt share shut political understanding based mostly on a protracted historical past of contact and cooperation in bilateral, regional and world points. The joint announcement of the institution of diplomatic relations on the Ambassadorial stage was made on August 18 1947.
For the reason that Eighties, there have been 4 Prime Ministerial visits from India to Egypt.
Rajiv Gandhi visited the nation in 1985, PV Narasimha Rao in 1995, IK Gujral in 1997, and Manmohan Singh in 2009.
From the Egyptian aspect, President Hosni Mubarak visited India in 1982, in 1983 (NAM Summit), and once more in 2008.
Excessive-level exchanges with Egypt continued after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution after which President Mohamed Morsi visited India in March 2013. Exterior Affairs Minister (EAM) visited Cairo in March 2012 and the Egyptian International Minister visited India in December 2013.
(With inputs from businesses)