Egyptian president to boost ties, push trade

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who is on a three day visit to boost economic ties with India, received a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Tuesday. Traditionally, Egypt has been an important trading partner of India. The two countries now want to expand the basket of trade and are negotiating a free trade Agreement. Enthused by a 112 percent surge in the bilateral trade in 2006, both countries now want to boost their two-way trade to 10 billion dollars by 2010.