Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated newly appointed Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty for assuming the new post.

"Delighted to speak with the new Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty,"Jaishankar posted on X.

"Congratulated him on assuming this responsibility and look forward to working with him," he said.

  India and Egypt, two of the world’s oldest civilizations, have enjoyed a history of close contact from ancint times.

India and Egypt share close political understanding based on long history of contacts and cooperation in bilateral, regional and global issues.

The joint announcement of establishment of diplomatic relations at Ambassadorial level was made on 18 August 1947.

Both countries have cooperated closely in multilateral fora and were the founding members of Non-Aligned Movement. The year 2022 marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relation between India and Egypt.

Since the 1980s till 2022, there have been four Prime Ministerial visits from India to Egypt: Rajiv Gandhi (1985); P. V. Narasimha Rao (1995); I. K. Gujral (1997); and Dr. Manmohan Singh (2009, NAM Summit).  From the Egyptian side, President Hosni Mubarak visited India in 1982, in 1983 (NAM Summit), and again in 2008.