An all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation led by NCP MP Supriya Sule reached Cairo on Monday to convey India’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism and further strengthen bilateral ties with Egypt, the League of Arab States, and other key stakeholders.
During their 3-day visit from June 2 to 4, the delegation will meet senior members of the Egyptian Senate, the House of Representatives, and hold a dialogue with the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA).
They are also scheduled to meet Egypt Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Badr Abdelatty and Secretary General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
According to a statement by the Indian Embassy in Cairo, the delegation will also interact with members of the Indian community and Egyptian opinion makers, including senior editors, scholars, and strategic thinkers. The programme includes floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s bust at El-Horreya Park and a visit to Heliopolis War Memorial.
Apart from Sule, the delegation includes BJP leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Anurag Thakur and V. Muraleedharan, Congress leaders Manish Tewari and Anand Sharma, Telugu Desam Party’s Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Aam Aadmi Party leader Vikramjeet Singh Sawhney, and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin.