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Indian Prime Minister Arrives in Egypt on 2-day Visit

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a luncheon at the Department of State on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a luncheon at the Department of State on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
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Indian Prime Minister Arrives in Egypt on 2-day Visit

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a luncheon at the Department of State on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a luncheon at the Department of State on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, a trip that underscores the growing ties between the two countries.

Modi’s flight landed at Cairo’s international airport Saturday afternoon, coming from a four-day trip to the United States where he held talks with President Joe Biden, delivered a speech to the US Congress, and met with top American and Indian executives.

Modi was received by Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly, and the two inspected an honor guard and listened to the national anthems. Modi took to Twitter to thank Madbouly for “the special gesture of welcoming me at the airport," and added, “May India-Egypt ties flourish and benefit the people of our nations.”

Modi and Madbouly then held talks on strengthening Egyptian-Indo ties, according to Egypt's state-run MENA news agency. The talks were attended by senior government officials from both countries, MENA reported.

Modi is scheduled to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday. The two countries would also sign a set of memorandums aimed at solidifying their ties.

Modi’s visit comes six months after Sisi attended India’s Republic Day parade as an official guest.

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Türkiye Renews Support for Political Solution, Dialogue between Damascus, Syria Opposition

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with the Syrian opposition delegation in Ankara. (Turkish Foreign Minister)
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with the Syrian opposition delegation in Ankara. (Turkish Foreign Minister)
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Türkiye Renews Support for Political Solution, Dialogue between Damascus, Syria Opposition

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with the Syrian opposition delegation in Ankara. (Turkish Foreign Minister)
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with the Syrian opposition delegation in Ankara. (Turkish Foreign Minister)

Türkiye reiterated its commitment to a comprehensive political solution to the crisis in Syria, backing dialogue and negotiations between the Damascus regime and opposition.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Ankara on Thursday with leaders of the Syrian opposition.

The officials discussed the current developments in Syria and efforts to restore relations between Ankara and Damascus to the way they were before the eruption of the crisis in 2011.

In a post on the X platform, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Fidan met with head of the National Coalition for the Forces of the Revolution and Syrian Opposition Hadi al-Bahra, head of the negotiations committee Nader Jamous and Prime Minister of the interim government Abdulrahman Mustafa.

Fidan stressed to his guests Türkiye’s support for realistic and purposeful dialogue and negotiations that would pave the way for a comprehensive political solution based on United Nations Security Council resolution 2254.

The FM said last week that “reconciliation with the opposition is the Syrian government’s problem and duty.”

Türkiye encourages meetings between the government and opposition, but it cannot force the opposition to do so, he added.

“We want the government to sit with the opposition, assess the problems and kick off negotiations to reach a solution,” he remarked.

He stressed that it is “impossible” to ignore the opposition.

Russia, meanwhile, is intensifying its efforts for Türkiye and Syria to normalize relations.

Fidan met with the opposition days after Russian presidential envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev visited Ankara for talks on the Syrian crisis.

He met with deputy Turkish Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz on Saturday as part of consultations over Syria.

Lavrentiev had visited Damascus on June 26 for talks with President Bashar al-Assad. Talks covered restoring ties with Ankara back to the way they were before the crisis erupted.

Assad was receptive to the proposals to that end.