New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, focusing on ways to enhance bilateral ties in a range of areas, including agriculture, digital domain, culture and trade. The 68-year-old influential Arab leader, who arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day visit, is the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
During this meeting, India and Egypt signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). The first MoU was signed between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and the Egyptian Computer Emergency Readiness Team in the area of Cyber Security. The second was a Memorandum of Cooperation in the fields of Information Technology between India and Egypt. Both these MoUs were signed by Ashwini Vaishnaw -- the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, and Dr. Amr Ahmed Samih Talaat -- the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
The third MoU was signed in the field of Culture between India and Egypt by G. Kishan Reddy -- Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Development of North Eastern Region, and Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The two countries also signed MoU on Cooperation in Youth Matters between India and Egypt involving Anurag Singh Thakur -- Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports, and Sameh Hassan Shoukry -- Minister of Foreign Affairs. The fifth MoU signed was for Cooperation on Broadcasting between Prasar Bharati, India, and the National Media Authority of Egypt.