Murmu & Modi welcome Egypt’s Sisi. Snapshots from Republic Day chief guest’s ceremonial reception

In a meeting held later, Modi and Sisi decided to upgrade the ties between India and Egypt to a 'strategic partnership'. This is the Egyptian president's first visit to India.

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi being greeted by President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade, received a ceremonial reception from President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday.

This is Sisi’s first visit to India. Union ministers S.Jaishankar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mansukh Mandaviya, and Piyush Goyal, and Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena were present at the ceremony.

Modi and Sisi held bilateral talks at Hyderabad House later in the day and announced that the two countries were elevating their relationship to a “strategic partnership”, vowing to expand ties in the areas of defence and security, trade, and counter-terror cooperation.

ThePrint’s Praveen Jain brings you glimpses from the reception as well as the meeting between the two leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for President Droupadi Murmu to arrive for the ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Modi receives President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi wait for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to arrive | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Murmu and Modi speak as they wait for the Egyptian president to arrive | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President Murmu, and PM Modi at the ceremonial reception | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and PM Modi greet each other at the ceremonial reception | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

President Droupadi Murmu, her Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ceremonial reception | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu meet the Egyptian delegation | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi and Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi exchange pleasantries at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for photos at Hyderabad House, New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi waits for the arrival of Egyptian President Sisi at Hyderabad House, New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Modi and Sisi greet each other at Hyderabad House | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi interact after they sign a bilateral agreement at Hyderabad House | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur along with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at Hyderabad House | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar and railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Hyderabad House | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

(From left) Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena, and commerce minister Piyush Goyal at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

(From left) Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and commerce minister Piyush Goyal leaving after the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

With inputs from ANI and PTI