Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest state honour of Egypt, the ‘Order of the Nile’ award in Cairo on June 25.
PM Modi Conferred With ‘Order Of The Nile’
Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi conferred the award upon Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit of the African nation.
Modi arrived in Egypt from the United States where he was on a state visit and was hosted by President Joe Biden.
This was the 13th such highest state honour that was conferred upon Modi by countries across the world. Modi had been conferred with many international awards, including the Companion of the Order of Logohu and Companion of the Order of Fiji, among others.
Narendra Modi and the Egypt President El-Sisi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Cairo today. Earlier in the day, Modi visited the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo and paid tributes to the Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during the First World War.
