Egyptian president's visit expected to strengthen time-tested ties: MEA
The Hindu
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is scheduled to visit India from January 24 to 26
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's three-day visit to India next week is expected to deepen the "time-tested" partnership between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on January 21.
The 68-year-old influential Arab leader is scheduled to visit India from January 24 to 26, during which he will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, grace the Republic Day celebrations and hold an interaction with the business community.
India and Egypt are expected to ink around half-a-dozen agreements to expand cooperation in the areas of agriculture, cyberspace and information technology (IT) following the talks between Mr. Modi and Mr. Sisi on January 25.
Further ramping up of defence and security cooperation is expected to be a major focus area in the discussions.
The MEA said Sisi will be accompanied by a high-level delegation that will include five ministers and senior officials.
The Egyptian president previously visited India in October 2015 to participate in the third India-Africa Forum Summit, which was followed by his State visit in September 2016.
This is for the first time that the president of Egypt has been invited as the chief guest to India's Republic Day celebrations. A military contingent from the Egyptian Army will also participate in the Republic Day parade.
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