India and Egypt are set to carry the first-ever navy workouts involving the particular forces in Udaipur, Jaipur and Jodhpur, Egypt’s Ambassador to India Wael Hamed mentioned on Monday.
“We for the primary time ever will maintain joint navy workouts with particular forces collaborating collectively from Egypt and India in Udaipur, Jaipur and Jodhpur. And we’re increasing our defence cooperation not solely to joint workouts of air forces and naval but additionally in particular forces,” Hamed mentioned whereas addressing the media individuals right here in New Delhi. Collaborating in a panel dialogue on India-Egypt ties in altering international order, he mentioned, “India is a significant nation within the Indian Ocean and the safety of the Indian Ocean begins from the safety of the Pink Sea within the West and for Egypt on the Suez Canal.
The Safety of the Suez Canal begins with the Indian Ocean as effectively. So we’re each linked collectively within the space of safety, it is rather vital for each international locations to return collectively and talk about.”
Speaking concerning the bilateral commerce goal, Ambassador mentioned that the USD 12 billion doesn’t signify the potential of each of the international locations. Earlier, Ausaf Sayeed, secretary (CPV & OIA), MEA mentioned that the bilateral commerce was recorded at an all-time excessive of US {dollars} 7.2 billion between 2021 and 2022 and additional hoped for commerce to additional enhance to about 12 billion.
“India is a large market of 1.4 billion folks however Egypt can also be a spot the place you may entry 1.4 billion folks although the inhabitants is between 100 million folks. From Egypt, you may attain the folks within the Europen Union (EU) with which we’ve the FTA, the Arab world and the continent of Africa. So this makes Egypt a springboard to a market of roughly 1.4 or 1.3 billion folks. So by coming to Egypt, India will have the ability to attain and get duty-free entry to all these markets within the area,” Ambassador mentioned.
Earlier, on the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), Panel Dialogue on India-Egypt Ties in Altering International Order, Sayeed pressured that India and Egypt have immense potential and may attain even larger heights by means of bilateral engagements primarily based on shared pursuits.
“Our focus right now is to strengthen this bond and on the similar time nurture new connections. Egypt is our valued accomplice and has a pivotal position in sustaining peace and stability within the Arab world and Africa,” Sayeed mentioned.
“India-Egypt partnership has immense potential and may obtain larger heights primarily based on commonalities of International South which we traditionally share. We’ve glorious cooperation in multilateral boards and a great understanding of regional and international points,” he added.
Calling the completion of 75 years of diplomatic ties between India and Egypt a ‘momentous event’, he mentioned the 2 nations established formal relations three days after India attained independence on August 15 in 1947.
He mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as chief visitor for the Republic Day and the invitation was warmly acquired.
Ausaf Sayeed mentioned, “That is certainly a momentous event in our bilateral relations with Egypt when our two international locations are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. I used to be advised that Once we turned unbiased on the fifteenth of August, 1947 it was three days in a while the 18th of August that the relations, formal relations have been established which fits on to say the significance which we connect to our relationship with Egypt.”
He additional said, “Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Sisi as chief visitor for our Republic Day and President Sisi has warmly accepted the invitation. We’ve invited Egypt because the visitor nation throughout our G20 Presidency this yr. It’s a matter of satisfaction and the civilization that hyperlinks between India and Egypt haven’t solely stood the check of time however have additionally additional strengthened by mutual heat, friendship, and goodwill.”
Sayeed added that the ties between the 2 nations acquired additional momentum with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visitmeetings between the 2 leaders at varied boards, together with the United Nations.
