Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped off his two-day state visit to Egypt on Sunday, which included receiving the African country’s highest state honour, visiting a 1,000-year-old mosque, and paying respect to World War I heroes.

“My visit to Egypt was a historic one. It will add renewed vigour to India-Egypt relations and will benefit the people of our nations. I thank President @AlsisiOfficial, the Government and the people of Egypt for their affection”, the prime minister tweeted a video of the highlights of his visit after departing from Cairo.

Modi finished his trip by visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza alongside his Egyptian counterpart, Mostafa Madbouly. The prime minister tweeted, “I thank PM Mostafa Madbouly for accompanying me to the Pyramids. We had a on the cultural histories of our nations and how to deepen these linkages in the times to come”.

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