Global Courant
ISTANBUL
Egypt and India signed a declaration on Sunday to upgrade their cooperation to a strategic partnership.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Cairo for his first visit to Egypt on Saturday to discuss ways to improve relations between the two countries.
In a statement from the Egyptian Presidency, it was reported that Modi met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday and signed a declaration to raise bilateral relations to the level of strategic partnership.
The two leaders also held talks on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest, the statement said.
In the statement, it was stated that Modi conveyed his invitation to Egypt to attend the G20 meeting to be held in New Delhi in September.
Sisi said Egypt is ready to steer discussions in constructive directions to reach the most appropriate mechanisms to obtain financing for energy crises, climate change, food shortages and developing countries.
“Egypt is confident that India’s G20 leadership will contribute to reducing the negative consequences of international challenges on the global economy,” said Sisi.
During their meeting, Sisi presented the Indian prime minister with the Order of the Nile, the country’s highest state decoration.
Modi’s two-day visit coincided with Egypt and India’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Sisi visited New Delhi last January.
The last visit of an Indian prime minister to Egypt was in 1997.
According to official Egyptian data, the Egyptian-Indian trade exchange is estimated at around $7 billion.
*Written by: Ikram Kouachi
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