CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki have had discussions on military and security matters with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
El-Sisi and Singh spoke of ways to enhance their countries’ military and security cooperation, particularly in joint manufacturing, transfer, and localization of technology.
They also discussed matters in the fields of training and rehabilitation, joint exercises, and the exchange of experience and information. El-Sisi and Singh expressed their keenness to bolster historical ties between their countries.
Zaki and Singh signed a memorandum of understanding in military cooperation, and the latter said he was looking forward to support for new horizons in that field.
He tweeted: “India and Egypt continue to work on enhancing mutual trust and confidence. It was reaffirmed that both the countries are committed to expanding our multi-faceted cooperation.
“We had wide-ranging discussions on several initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements.”
