INDIA: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a welcome ceremony starting his three-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral cultural, trade and tourism ties.

Record ID: 1374619

  • Title: INDIA: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a welcome ceremony starting his three-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral cultural, trade and tourism ties.
  • Date: 19th March 2013
  • Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (MARCH 19, 2013) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC) MAIN DOME OF THE RESIDENCE OF THE INDIAN PRESIDENT PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS RIDING HORSES AT THE CEREMONIAL RECEPTION INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, MANMOHAN, SINGH STANDING EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT, MOHAMED MURSI, STEPPING OUT OF HIS CAR MURSI SHAKING HANDS WITH SINGH AND INDIAN PRESIDENT, PRANAB MUKHERJEE INDIAN FLAG
  • Embargoed: 3rd April 2013 20:27
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  • Location: India
  • Country: India
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVABPCMNA1VK8NHSOXL93WYHAUBB
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3
  • Story Text: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi began his India visit with a ceremonial welcome at the presidential palace in New Delhi on Tuesday (March 19).
    Mursi is leading a high-level delegation of business leaders and ministers, including the ministers of communications, information technology, trade, commerce and investment.
    Bilateral trade between the countries has increased significantly in the recent years in spite of the political transition in Egypt and currently stands at USD 5.5 billion.
    Mursi is due to hold bilateral discussions with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later in the day and the two sides are expected to sign deals to further deepen and diversify the growing bilateral trade and investment.
    Mursi will also address a meeting of leading Indian businessmen to woo investments.
    India is Egypt's seventh largest trading partner and second largest source of its exports. More than 50 Indian companies have presence in Egypt in various sectors and the cumulative Indian investments in Egypt are more than USD 2.5 billion.
    Mursi visited Pakistan on Monday (March 18) and held talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and others.
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