India-Egypt agreement on a strategic partnership
It is the first official bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country since 1997.
Four agreements that were signed during the visit.
First, the most important, and a landmark development in the history of bilateral relationship was the signature on the strategic partnership between India and Egypt.
Green and renewable collaboration will be an important part of future partnership with Egypt because of the importance the two sides attach to clean energy.
Three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the fields of agriculture, archaeology and antiquities, and competition law were also signed.
The two sides discussed multilateral cooperation at the G-20 and other subjects such as food, energy security and climate change.
The newly formed ‘India Unit’ in the Egyptian Cabinet will be a “useful tool in steering bilateral collaborations”.
Order of the Nile
The Order of the Nile (Kiladat El Nil) was established in 1915 by Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt for award to persons who had rendered useful service to the country.
It was one of the Kingdom of Egypt's principal orders until the monarchy was abolished in 1953.
After Egypt became a republic in 1953 the Order of the Nile was reconstituted to serve as Egypt's highest state honor.
Egyptian President conferred Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the 'Order of the Nile' award.
Among the past recipients of this honour were the late Sultan Qaboos (the ruler of Oman), Nelson Mandela and Suharto, former President of Indonesia.
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