External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is in Egypt on a two-day go to on the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is in Egypt on a two-day go to on the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on October 15 visited the Heliopolis Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery in Cairo and honoured the reminiscence of Indian troopers who laid down their lives through the First World War in Egypt and Palestine.
Jaishankar is in Egypt on a two-day go to on the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry.
“Indians have made sacrifices across the world in the service of humanity. They inspire us as we strive to create a more contemporary and equitable global order,” Jaishankar tweeted, sharing some pictures of his go to to the warfare grave cemetery.
Heliopolis War Cemetery contains the Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial and the Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial.
The Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial commemorates 4,000 males who served and died with the British Indian Army through the First World War in Egypt and Palestine, and who haven’t any identified grave. The Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial commemorates greater than 600 males of the Commonwealth forces who died within the defence of Aden through the WW-I and who haven’t any identified grave.
Earlier within the day, Jaishankar paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the well-known Al Horreya Park within the Egyptian capital. Gandhi’s bust was unveiled on the park in 2019 to mark his a hundred and fiftieth delivery anniversary.
Source: www.thehindu.com