WASHINGTON: Concluding his maiden State Visit to the United States on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Egypt for a two-day go to to the Arab nation. “Concluding a very special USA visit, where I got to take part in numerous programmes and interactions aimed at adding momentum to the India-USA friendship. Our nations will keep working together to make our planet a better place for the coming generations,” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During his US go to, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended numerous occasions and met prime Indian and American CEOs. He obtained a ceremonial welcome and guard of honour on the White House upon his arrival. He was hosted by US President Joe Biden in addition to First Lady Jill Biden for a state dinner on the White House, in addition to a State Luncheon by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Before emplaning for Egypt, PM Modi interacted with the Indian diaspora on the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC and in contrast the assembly with a “sweet dish” at his farewell handle. Upon arrival in Egypt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have numerous engagements with the leaders and Indian diaspora there.
Prime Minister will spend almost half an hour on the Al-Hakim Mosque– a historic and distinguished mosque in Cairo named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985-1021), the sixteenth Fatimid caliph. The mosque of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is a crucial cultural web site for the Dawoodi Bohra neighborhood in Cairo. PM Modi throughout his first Egypt tour may even go to Heliopolis War Grave cemetery to pay tribute to the Indian troopers who made the supreme sacrifice preventing for Egypt through the First World War.
Notably, PM Modi is visiting Egypt on the invitation of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, which he prolonged in January 2023 when he graced India’s Republic Day celebrations because the ‘Chief Guest.’ The go to is of significance as Egypt has historically been one among India’s most essential buying and selling companions within the African continent. India-Egypt Bilateral Trade Agreement has been in operation since March 1978 and is predicated on the Most Favored Nation clause, in line with the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
India was Egypt’s fifth largest buying and selling companion 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. Moreover, India and Egypt share a detailed political understanding based mostly on an extended historical past of contact and cooperation in bilateral, regional and international points.
