PM Modi, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi sign strategic partnership pact between India and Egypt

Source: The post is based on the article “PM Modi, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi sign strategic partnership pact between India and Egypt” published in The Hindu on 26th June 2023

What is the News?

The Indian Prime Minister has concluded his first-ever visit to Egypt.

What are the key highlights from the Indian PM’s visit to Egypt?

Order of the Nile Award to PM: Egyptian President has conferred Indian PM with ‘Order of the Nile’ award, the country’s highest state honour.This is the 13th such state honour that several countries have conferred upon PM Modi.

Agreements signed: An agreement was signed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a “Strategic Partnership” was signed by the two leaders.

– Three MoUs in the fields of Agriculture, Archaeology & Antiquities and Competition Law were also signed.

Visited Al-Hakim Mosque: Indian PM visited the historic 11th-century Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo,Egypt.

– Al-Hakim Mosque was restored with the help of India’s Dawoodi Bohra community.

– The Dawoodi Bohra Muslims are a sect of followers of Islam who adhere to the Fatimi Ismaili Tayyibi school of thought.

– They are known to have originated from Egypt and later shifted to Yemen, before establishing a presence in India in the 11th century.

Visit to Heliopolis War Cemetery: The PM visited Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo to pay respects to Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during World War I.