Cairo [Egypt], June 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met thought leaders in Egypt as part of his two-day go to to the Arab nation on Saturday.

PM Modi had a productive dialogue with Hassan Allam, CEO of one of many largest Egyptian firms working within the Middle East and North African area.

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The two leaders mentioned potentialities of forging nearer cooperation with Indian firms in renewable power and inexperienced hydrogen.

Taking to Twitter, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi wrote, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Mohamed Medhat Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Properties in Cairo, Egypt. PM @narendramodi held a fruitful meeting with Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Holding Company, one of the largest Egyptian companies operating in the Middle East & North African region.”

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Speaking to ANI, Hassan Allam stated that he discovered the assembly with PM Modi “informative, educational and inspiring.”

“I found the meeting with him to be informative, educational and inspiring. As a private sector company, we have a lot to learn from India’s private sector. Under the leadership of PM Modi, India’s private sector grew tremendously in the world of infrastructure, engineering and manufacturing. I had the privilege of meeting with PM Modi where he gave me a lot of valuable insights and advice,” he stated.

PM Modi additionally met the famend writer and petroleum strategist Tarek Heggy in Cairo and mentioned points associated to world geopolitics, and power safety.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Egyptian author and political thinker Tarek Heggy in Cairo, Egypt. An engaging conversation between PM @narendramodi and renowned author & petroleum strategist @heggy_tarek,” MEA spokesperson Bagchi tweeted.

“Discussion covered issues related to global geopolitics, energy security, radicalism & gender equality,” Bagchi stated.

PM Modi is visiting Egypt on the invitation of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. In January 2023, he graced India’s Republic Day celebrations because the Chief Guest, and prolonged the invitation to the PM.

On his arrival in Cairo, the Prime Minister was acquired by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and was accorded a ceremonial welcome.

The go to, the primary by any Indian PM since 1997, is of significance as Egypt has historically been one in all India’s most essential buying and selling companions within the African continent. India-Egypt Bilateral Trade Agreement has been in operation since March 1978 and relies on the Most Favored Nation clause, in accordance with the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

India was Egypt’s fifth largest buying and selling associate within the interval April 2022-Dec 2022. It was the Eleventh-largest importer of Egyptian items and the Fifth-largest exporter to Egypt throughout the identical time.

The two nations share a detailed political understanding primarily based on an extended historical past of contact and cooperation in bilateral, regional and world points. (ANI)

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