India signs MoU with Egypt on defence cooperation
Speaking about the development, the Ministry of Defence said, "Signing of MoU by the two Defence Ministers on cooperation in the field of defence was a milestone event during the visit, which will pave the way for enhancing defence cooperation across all sectors of mutual interest."
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Cairo, Sept 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met his Egyptian counterpart General Mohamed Zaki in Cairo. Singh who is on a three-day visit to Egypt held bilateral talks with Zaki to expand defence engagements between the two nations.
Rajnath Singh also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation and stated that the move will add new impetus and synergy to the relations between India and Egypt and will bolster ties between the two nations.
Speaking about the development, the Ministry of Defence said, "Signing of MoU by the two Defence Ministers on cooperation in the field of defence was a milestone event during the visit, which will pave the way for enhancing defence cooperation across all sectors of mutual interest."
According to the statement released by the Ministry of Defence, both nations discussed steps to strengthen defence ties and reached a consensus to enhance the conduct of joint exercises and exchange of personnel for training, especially in the field of counter-insurgency.
Both sides agreed to identify proposals for expanding cooperation between the defence industries of India and Egypt in a time-bound manner and expressed happiness at intensified defence engagement and exchanges, over the last year, despite the Covid pandemic, the statement read.
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Talking about his meeting with Egypt’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh tweeted: “Had an excellent meeting with Egypt’s Defence Minister, General Mohamed Zaki in Cairo. We had wide-ranging discussions on several initiatives to further expand bilateral Defence engagements. Signing of the MoU on Defence Cooperation adds new impetus and synergy to our relations.”
Rajnath Singh also invited his Egyptian counterpart to the India-Africa Defence Dialogue and IOR Defence Ministers’ Conclave, scheduled to be held as part of 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat between October 18-22, 2022. As part of his day’s engagements, Singh paid homage at the Unknown Soldier Memorial and Tombstone of the late Egyptian President Anwar El–Sadat in Cairo.