New Delhi-India-January 24, 2023

The visit comes in the context of the first invitation to an Egyptian President

To participate as the main guest on the Indian Republic Day, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday began an official visit to India, the third of its kind, and Sisi has already visited New Delhi twice, the first in October 2015, and the second in September 2016, but this visit will address "strengthening bilateral relations, expanding military cooperation, trade and economic development".

According to a statement by the Egyptian presidency, the visit comes at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate as a guest of Honor in India's Republic Day celebrations, which coincides with the day when the Constitution of the Republic of India came into force in 1950.

The statement stressed that the invitation of the Egyptian president as the main guest of honor for this event reflects the great rapprochement between the two countries, and the high appreciation that India has for Egypt's leadership, government and people.

The visit will discuss the strengthening of joint cooperation relations between the two friendly countries as one of the most important emerging countries and their vital role in various issues on the regional and international arenas.

The visit of the Egyptian president to India coincides with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Egypt and India.

The Egyptian president is scheduled to meet with a number of officials in India, headed by the prime minister and the president of the country, drupadi Mormo, as well as a number of other officials, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations at all levels.

During the visit, Sisi will meet with the heads and representatives of a number of leading Indian companies in various fields to discuss mechanisms to strengthen economic relations between the two sides and review attractive investment opportunities in Egypt.

The visit of the Egyptian president to India confirms the depth of relations between the two countries, as there are criteria for New Delhi to invite presidents to celebrate Republic Day, most notably the nature of relations.

There are also many intertwined files between the two countries, most notably the bilateral relations that have been strengthened through mutual visits, as this is the third visit of the Egyptian president to India, and therefore there is a great rapprochement and political and strategic growth.

There is a great military cooperation between the two countries, the most recent of which was the visit of an Indian military delegation to Cairo several months ago, in addition to joint exercises and exercises in New Delhi.

There will be discussions on the future of relations and ways to strengthen them, India wants to enter the Middle East and wants to put forward its vision towards relations with Africa, and Egypt is a window country for it in this framework to serve the paths of common relations.

The visit will be interspersed with economic discussions, trade agreements and investments, and Cairo is strongly proposing itself to be an economic partner for the countries of the Asian region, and there is a keenness from the countries to develop and develop relations at a time when the world order is going through a stage of instability and lack of clarity of vision.

Egypt's approach to India, as well as China and Russia, is a confirmation of the Egyptian President's policy of diversifying relations East and West.

The visit will also include discussing the development of common positions on the most prominent economic and climatic challenges.

The possibility of discussing alternative payment and settlement systems for the BRICS countries and associated economic groupings.

There are more than fifty Indian companies in Egypt with an investment of 3.15 billion dollars, there are opportunities to invest in green hydrogen worth up to 8 billion dollars, and there is a trade exchange of more than 7 billion dollars.

The president is also expected to discuss with businessmen in India new investment opportunities, especially in high-tech sectors favored by India.