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Watch | India's PM Modi conferred with Egypt's highest civilian honour ‘Order of Nile’

Watch | India's PM Modi conferred with Egypt's highest civilian honour ‘Order of Nile’

Modi's Egypt State Visit

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the 'Order of Nile', Egypt's highest civilian honour on Sunday.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi conferred the Indian leader with the rare gesture in a mark of reflection of growing India-Egypt ties.

Prime Minister Modi met Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo earlier on Sunday. Prior to that, Modi visited the historic Al-Hakim Mosque.

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TheAl-Hakim Mosqueis an 11th-century historical and cultural site in Egypt'sCairo. The mosque stands as a testament to the cultural heritage shared between the civilisations between the nation of Ganges and nation of Nile.

PM Modi was on a state visit to Egypt from June 24-25.

On Sunday, the Prime Minister also visited the Heliopolis War Grave Cemetery in Egypt and paid tribute to Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the first World War.

PM Modi's Egypt visit comes months afterPresident El-Sisi'spresence as the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day celebrations in January.

Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Modi held a roundtable meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly in Cairo on Saturday.

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