Modi describes Egypt visit as 'historic'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described his state visit to Egypt as "historic".
IANS
Jun 25, 2023 11:27
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described his state visit to Egypt as "historic".
Modi, who concluded his two-day visit to the north African nation today, tweeted: "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 El-Sisi, the Government and the people of Egypt for their affection".
Modi has extended an invitation to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for the G20 summit to be held in New Delhi in September this year.
Briefing the media in Cairo about the Prime Minister's two-day state visit to Egypt, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said: "Both the leaders gave particular focus on enhancing political and security co-operation, defence collaboration, trade and investment ties and scientific collaboration".
This was Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Egypt and an Indian Prime Minister's first visit to the country since 1997.
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