Egyptian President Al-Sisi arrives in India on 3-day visit

September 01, 2016 21:16

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived here today on a three-day visit and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow with an aim to step up engagement in areas of security, counter-terrorism and trade.

Later in the evening, Sisi is expected to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry who has extended his stay here.

Kerry, whose official engagement ended here yesterday and was scheduled to return to Washington, is likely to leave for Hangzhou in China for the G-20 summit beginning Sunday.

Sisi is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, top officials and business leaders.

He will hold wide-ranging talks with Modi tomorrow and both sides are set to sign a number of MoUs thereafter.

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