MoU on enhanced cooperation to be signed during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Egypt visit Sept 19-20

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Egypt from September 19-20, 2022 during which an MoU on enhanced defence cooperation between the two countries will be signed.

During the visit, Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with Minister of Defence and Defence Production General Mohamed Zaki.

“The two Ministers will review the bilateral defence ties, explore new initiatives to intensify military-to-military engagements and focus on deepening cooperation between the defence industries of the two countries. An MoU to provide further impetus to enhanced defence cooperation between India and Egypt will also be signed,” the Defence Ministry said.

Rajnath Singh will also call on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.

Rajnath Singh’s visit “aims to further consolidate defence cooperation and the special friendship between India and Egypt”, the Ministry said.