State visit of Prime Minister to Egypt
Recently the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi went on a state visit to Egypt on June 2023. The President of Egypt, H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receiving the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Al-Ittihadiya Palace on 25 June 2023.
Signing of Strategic Partnership Agreement
- An agreement was signed by the two leaders to elevate the bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership agreement”.
- Significantly, the two leaders met in January this year, when Al-Sisi came to India as the chief guest of the Republic Day celebrations 2023. At that time, he decided to elevate India-Egypt bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership”.
- Three MoUs were also signed in the fields of agriculture, archeology and antiquities and competition law.
Order of the Nile
- The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, conferred the ‘Order of the Nile’, Egypt’s highest civilian award, on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 25 June 2023 at a special ceremony held at the Presidency of Cairo.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is the first Indian to receive this award.
Heliopolis Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited the Heliopolis Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery in Cairo. The Prime Minister paid tributes to over 4300 brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in Egypt and Aden during World War I.
Al-Hakim Mosque
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Al-Hakim mosque in Cairo. The Prime Minister also met leaders of the Bohra community, who are actively involved in the maintenance of this Fatimid era Shia mosque.
- It is a historically and culturally significant site dating back to the 11th century in Cairo, Egypt.
- This mosque is a testimony to the rich heritage and culture of India and Egypt. The Dawoodi Bohra community has renovated this mosque.
- Al-Hakim Mosque was named after the 16th Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985–1021).
Source – The Hindu
