Sushma Swaraj meets President of Egypt yesterday

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in New Delhi yesterday, who is on a three day visit to India.Mrs Swaraj reportedly highlighted India-Egypt trade in the meeting which she said is still below the potential. Mrs. Swaraj outlined some economic reforms and flagship initiatives launched by India which offer enormous potential for further diversification of trade and investment ties with Egypt. She said apart from rice, Egypt could also import Indian wheat and milk, in which India is a world leader. She said that



the visit of President Sisi also provided an opportunity to upgrade security ties and anti-terror cooperation with the highly strategic African nation.

Mr. Sisi said, both the countries share centuries old ties which has remained resilient. He recalled his previous meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed his desire to take the bilateral relationship to a new level.