Swaraj sought Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry's intervention in the early release of six Indian seamen who are detained in Egypt, Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. However, it did not provide details of the arrested seamen.
Swaraj, who had wide range of talks with Shoukry yesterday, also thanked him for facilitating the process for transfer of two Indian prisoners who are serving life terms in Egyptian jails.
Swaraj arrived here on Sunday on her maiden visit to Egypt as External Affairs Minister.