Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met prominent yoga instructors, Reem Jabak and Nada Adel in Cairo on Saturday and encouraged them to visit India. He also appreciated them for their commitment towards yoga, as the two instructors briefed the Prime Minister about yoga’s popularity in Egypt.
“PM @narendramodi held a warm conversation with two young prominent Yoga instructors, Reem Jabak and Nada Adel, in Cairo,” the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, tweeted.
Meanwhile, one of the Yoga instructors, Reem Jabak, spoke to the media and shared her experience after meeting the Prime Minister in Cairo. She said, “It is great to see that despite his busy schedule, he still had time to address Yoga and its importance to Egypt and all around the world.”
Prime Minister Modi led a special Yoga session on the lawns of the UN headquarters to mark the 9th edition of the International Yoga Day on June 21.
As of now, PM Modi is in Egypt on a two-day visit at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Upon his arrival in Cairo, he was received by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and was accorded a ceremonial welcome, becoming the first Prime Minister to visit the country since 1997.
He also met the members of the diaspora there and received a very warm welcome. During his Egypt visit, Prime Minister Modi held a round table with his Egyptian counterpart, Mostafa Madbouly. He also met the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawaki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam. He praised the Prime Minister’s leadership in fostering inclusivity and Pluralism. They discussed strong cultural and people-to-people relations between India and Egypt.
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