New Delhi: Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be the chief guest of the country in the upcoming Republic Day celebration.

"At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, will be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2023," the Ministry of external Affairs said in a statement.

This is the first time that the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt will be the Chief Guest at our Republic Day.

India and Egypt enjoy warm and friendly relations based on civilizational and deep-rooted people-to-people ties.

Both countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations this year.

Egypt has been invited as a ‘Guest Country’ during India’s Presidency of G-20 in 2022-23.