PM Modi leaves for India after concluding historic state visits to US, Egypt (Photo: PMO India)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for India after concluding his first-ever go to to Egypt. He held talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and was conferred with the Arab nation’s highest honour ‘Order of the Nile’.
PM Modi arrived in Cairo on Saturday after concluding a high-profile state go to to the US on the invitation of President Joe Biden. He was obtained on the airport by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
“My visit to Egypt was a historic one. It will add renewed vigour to India-Egypt relations and will benefit the people of our nations. I thank President @AlsisiOfficial, the Government and the people of Egypt for their affection,” PM Modi tweeted.
His two-day state go to to Egypt on the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi can be the primary bilateral go to by an Indian prime minister since 1997. PM 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 give attention to enhancing commerce and investments, vitality ties and people-to-people connections. The two international locations elevated their relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’.
After concluding a profitable go to to Egypt, Prime Minister @narendramodi emplanes for New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/5Olt4bjDP2
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 25, 2023
President El-Sisi conferred PM Modi with ‘Order of the Nile’ award – Egypt’s highest state honour. This 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 War Cemetery in Cairo and paid homage to over 4,300 valiant Indian troopers who sacrificed their lives in Egypt and Aden throughout World War 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, pM Modi met members of the Indian neighborhood in Egypt who showered fulsome reward on him, hailing him as ‘India’s hero’.
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He additionally met outstanding personalities in Egypt, together with Hassan Allam, CEO of one of many largest Egyptian corporations working within the Middle East and North African area, and Tarek Heggy, a famend creator and petroleum strategist.
PM 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 International Day of Yoga on June 21.
Later, in Washington DC, he was given a red-carpet welcome on the White House by President Biden. The two leaders held a historic summit, adopted by Modi’s deal with to Congress and a State Dinner hosted on the White House by the Bidens in his honour. The go to was marked by a number of main offers to enhance cooperation in key areas similar to defence, area and commerce.
Prime Minister Modi and President Biden hailed the “landmark” pact to collectively produce jet engines in India to energy army plane and the US drone deal. PM Modi on Thursday grew to become the primary Indian chief to deal with the joint session of the US Congress twice. His first deal with to a joint assembly of the US Congress was in 2016.
During his deal with, he sought motion in opposition to state sponsors of terrorism. PM Modi additionally made a robust push for reforming multilateral establishments, together with the UN, and spoke glowingly of India’s ties with the US.
On Friday, US Vice President Kamala Harris together with Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a luncheon for the Indian chief on the State Department. Modi additionally met high CEOs of the US and India on the White House.
