Wednesday, 19 September 2012

india-egypt


Four MOUs signed between India and Egypt

 The key sector identified in this regard is the IT sector in which India will bestow with its counselling and mentorship to Egypt.
At the 6th Joint Commission Meeting in Cairo 4 MoUs were signed in the fields of:
 Environment protection
 Agricultural co-operation
 Cultural exchanges
 Standardisation
The External Affairs Minister of India Shri S.M. Krishna thanked the military ruler and the Supreme Commander of armed forces in Egypt, Field Marshal Mohammad Hussein Tanatawi for the support of Egypt in evacuating over 3000 Indians from eastern Libya via Egypt and guarding the key Indian investment projects in Egypt during the transition period in Egypt. The visit by Indian External Affairs Minister to Egypt is marked by warmth in the ties on the part of two major civilizations of the world.







India and Egypt on 18 September 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in New Delhi to establish an institutional framework for their ongoing cooperation in the field of election management and administration.

The MOU was signed by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, V.S. Sampath and the Secretary General of the Supreme Presidential Election Committee of Egypt, Justice Hatem Bagato.

The major aims of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are:

(a)    Promotion of exchanges of knowledge and experience in the field of organizational and technical development, with a view to strengthening the administration of electoral processes.

(b)    Exchange of information, material, expertise and technical knowhow relating to electoral processes and systems; training of personnel and development of human resources.

(c)    Organizational development and capacity building.
 MoU was made so that it can facilitate sharing of best practices, skills and experiences between the two institutions for mutual benefit.

MoU is an extremely suitable mechanism for strengthening and carrying forward mutual collaboration in electoral management and administration.

Election Commission of India has so far signed thirteen MOUs with Election Management Bodies and international organizations across the world.

India and Egypt are already collaborating in the areas of Electronic Voting, Voters Education and Election Tracking Technology.

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