Cairo: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande and his Egyptian counterpart Lt General Osama Ahmed Roshdy Abdullah Askar met on Tuesday and discussed various aspects of mutual interests.

During the interaction, a book named 'Indian Army in Egypt' was also released to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Indian Soldiers in Egypt.

The Indian Army's official Twitter page wrote: " Gen Manoj Pande #COAS interacted with Lt Gen Osama Ahmed Roshdy Abdullah Askar, Chief of Staff #EgyptianArmedForces & discussed ways to strengthen bilateral Defence Cooperation. During the interaction, a book “Indian Army in Egypt” was also released to commemorate the service & sacrifice of Indian Soldiers in #Egypt."

Pande is visiting Egypt from May 16-17.

During the visit, the Army Chief will be meeting the Country’s senior military leadership where he will discuss avenues for further enhancing Indo-Egypt defence relations.

He will be visiting various Egyptian Armed Forces establishments and exchange ideas on issues of mutual interest.

"The Military relations of India with Egypt are on the rise which was evident during India’s 74th Republic Day parade, wherein the Egyptian Armed Forces contingent made their first appearance, besides the Egyptian President Abdeh Fattah El-Sisi being the Chief Guest for the parade. Notably, Indian and Egyptian Armies have conducted the first ever joint exercise between the Special Forces named “Ex Cyclone-I” in January this year," read a government statement.

"The visit of the COAS will further deepen the bilateral relationships between the two Armies and act as a catalyst for closer coordination and cooperation between the two countries on a host of strategic issues," the statement said.