PM Modi Egypt visit live updates: PM Narendra Modi returns to India after his landmark visit to US, Egypt

"We apprised him about that," he said.

He was received at the Delhi airport by BJP president JP Nadda and other party leaders.

Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership' after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held wide-ranging talks with a particular focus on enhancing political and security cooperation.

Modi, who made a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of the President, held a private one-on-one conversation with El-Sisi at the Ittihadia Palace during which they reviewed important developments in the region and the world. This was the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Egypt in 26 years.

Modi and El-Sisi inked the strategic partnership document after their wide-ranging talks encompassing further enhancing political and security cooperation, defence collaboration, trade and investment ties, scientific and academic exchanges and strengthening people-to-people contacts.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said it is a matter of pride for the country that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Egypt's highest state honour, the Order of the Nile award, in Cairo.

This is the 13th such state honour that several countries have conferred upon PM Modi.

While addressing a press conference in Delhi, Nirmala Sitharaman said, "During PM Modi's ongoing visit to Egypt, he has been conferred with Order of the Nile, Egypt's highest honour. Prime Minister has received 13 highest orders to date. It is a matter of pride for the country."

India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a 'Strategic Partnership' as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held wide-ranging talks with a particular focus on enhancing political and security cooperation.

Modi, who is visiting Egypt at the invitation of President Sisi, held one-on-one conversation with El-Sisi during which they also took stock of what is happening on important issues of the region and the world.

Addressing a media briefing on the visit by Modi, the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Egypt in 26 years, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said four MoUs and agreements were signed, including the "most important and landmark" one on the "Strategic Partnership" between India and Egypt.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Heliopolis Commonwealth War Cemetery here and offered tributes to the Indian soldiers who bravely fought and laid down their lives in Egypt and Palestine during the First World War.Modi offered floral tributes and signed the visitor's book at the Cemetery that comprises the Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial and the Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial."Prime Minister paid homage to over 4,300 valiant Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Egypt and Aden during the 1st World War," the MEA said in a press release.

Members of the Indian community in Egypt showered fulsome praise on Narendra Modi, hailing him as "India's hero", as he became the first Indian prime minister to undertake a bilateral visit to the strategically located Middle East nation in 26 years.

Modi, who arrived here on Saturday after concluding a high-profile state visit to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden, was given a rousing welcome at the Ritz Carlton hotel, where he interacted with the Indian diaspora in separate groups.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met the Grand Mufti of the country, Shawky Ibrahim Allam.During the meeting which took place on Saturday, the first day of his ongoing state visit to Egypt, the Grand Mufti fondly recalled his recent visit to India and highlighted the strong cultural and people to people relations between India and Egypt.Modi conveyed that India would set up a centre of excellence in IT at the Dar-al-Ifta under the Ministry of Social Justice of Egypt.He also appreciated the Prime Minister’s leadership in fostering inclusivity and pluralism, official sources said.Discussions between the two leaders also focussed on issues related to social and religious harmony in society and countering extremism and radicalisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi here and discussed ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries with a focus on improving trade and investments, energy ties and people-to-people connect.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Egypt's historic 11th century Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo, restored with the help of India's Dawoodi Bohra community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions on the economy, infrastructure development and energy security with an Egyptian CEO and oil strategist during the visit to the Mediterranean nation. Modi met Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Holding Company, and Egyptian author and petroleum strategist Tarek Heggy in Cairo on the first day of his two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met prominent personalities in Egypt, including Hassan Allam, CEO of one of the largest Egyptian companies operating in the Middle East and North African region, and Tarek Heggy, a renowned author and petroleum strategist.