As part of this initiative, Councilor of Presidential Election Commission of Egypt Hatem Bagato is visiting India from September 16 to 19 to observe India's experience in election management.
During his visit, he will be meeting Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and is likely to sign an MoU with the Election Commission of India. He will also hold discussions with election officials in India to study the use of EVMs.
The visit is part of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which is helping Egypt establish a functioning democratic system.
"As part of the JICA cooperation, Bogato is visiting India, Japan and Indonesia this month to observe the experience of the Asian countries.
"Since the Egyptian government is interested in introducing the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in future, the visit will provide opportunity to observe one of the most advanced and widely practiced systems in the world," said a JICA release.
JICA has sent advisors to meet with government officials to discuss issues related to future elections and it recently held a wide-ranging seminar in Cairo to explore topics such as party systems and political funding.
