PM Modi meets Egypt's Grand Mufti

NEW DELHI:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met the Grand Mufti of the country, Shawky Ibrahim Allam.

During the meeting which took place on Saturday, the first day of his ongoing state visit to Egypt, the Grand Mufti fondly recalled his recent visit to India and highlighted the strong cultural and people to people relations between India and Egypt.

Modi conveyed that India would set up a centre of excellence in IT at the Dar-al-Ifta under the Ministry of Social Justice of Egypt.

He also appreciated the Prime Minister’s leadership in fostering inclusivity and pluralism, official sources said.

Discussions between the two leaders also focussed on issues related to social and religious harmony in society and countering extremism and radicalisation.


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