Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the capital New Delhi. Photo: Egyptian foreign ministry
The meeting took place in New Delhi as part of Abdelatty’s official visit to India, where he conveyed El-Sisi’s greetings and highlighted the steady progress in bilateral ties, marked by frequent high-level exchanges and the upgrading of relations to a strategic partnership.
According to the Egyptian foreign ministry, Abdelatty and Modi discussed expanding cooperation across political, economic, and security fields.
Abdelatty said Egypt looks forward to hosting the eighth session of the Egyptian–Indian Joint Committee in Cairo in the first half of 2026, an opportunity to broaden the scope of cooperation.
He added that Egypt aims to raise the trade volume with India to $12 billion within five years and outlined recent economic reforms, including a flexible exchange rate and monetary policy adjustments, that have improved credit ratings and strengthened investor confidence.
Talks also addressed ways to boost cooperation on connectivity and international trade corridors, with Abdelatty stressing Egypt’s strategic position and advanced infrastructure linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal’s role in global commerce.
Abdelatty congratulated Modi on India’s upcoming presidency of the BRICS group in 2026, expressing Egypt’s support for India’s leadership and its intention to enhance cooperation within the bloc.
The Israeli war on Gaza featured prominently in the discussions.
Abdelatty briefed Modi on the outcomes of the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit for Peace and Egypt’s two-year mediation effort, in coordination with the United States, Qatar, and other regional partners, to reach a ceasefire agreement.
He called on all parties to adhere fully to the deal to ensure stability and outlined Cairo’s vision for postwar arrangements in Gaza, including governance, security, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction. Abdelatty added that Cairo will host the Early Recovery and Reconstruction Conference in November to coordinate the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip.
Modi, in response, commended Egypt’s “tireless efforts,” praising the outcomes of the Sharm El-Sheikh summit.
Abdelatty has welcomed India’s participation in the summit, stressing the need for establishing a political horizon via the two-state solution to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and establish their independent state on the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
During his visit, Abdelatty also co-chaired the inaugural round of the Egypt–India Strategic Dialogue with his Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar.
The two ministers discussed developments in Sudan, Libya, Lebanon, and Yemen, while agreeing on the need to reform global institutions, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), whose inaction, they said, has allowed humanitarian crises to escalate unchecked from Khartoum to Gaza.
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