Egypt and India bolster ties as Modi makes first outing to Cairo

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo,

CAIRO, June 25 (Reuters) - Egypt and India mentioned strengthening ties in areas consisting of trade, meals safety and defence all through a country go to to Cairo through Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two nations stated on Sunday.


On his first time out to Egypt, Modi met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egyptian ministers appointed to an "India unit" after a country go to by means of Sisi to India in January at some stage in which a "strategic partnership" was once announced.


Both aspects stated talks on Sunday blanketed areas consisting of alternate and investment, renewable energy, records science and pharmaceuticals.


"Prime Minister (Modi) and President Sisi additionally mentioned in addition cooperation in G-20, highlighting the troubles of meals and power insecurity, local weather exchange and the want for Global South to have a concerted voice," a assertion from Modi's workplace said, including that the talks had additionally addressed defence and protection ties.


India has been weighing a concept to enable Egypt, which is going through a extreme overseas foreign money scarcity and has been struggling to appeal to overseas investment, to make purchases in rupees and to barter items such as fertiliser and gas, sources advised local world before this month.


There was once no point out of the suggestion in statements on Sunday.


India is considered as eager to improve ties with Egypt partly to invulnerable exchange via the Suez Canal. It exported $4.11 billion of items to Egypt in the ultimate fiscal year, whilst importing $1.95 billion.


During his two-day go to to Cairo, Modi additionally visited the eleventh Century Al Hakim mosque, which was once renovated by means of Bohra Muslims, a Shi'ite offshoot with a giant presence in Modi's domestic kingdom of Gujarat.


Modi, a Hindu nationalist, has hardly ever made public visits to mosques as high minister.

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