New Delhi (PTI): Diplomats, government officials and military personnel may soon be able to travel to Egypt without a visa.

The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Thursday approved the signing of the Agreement between India and Egypt on the abolition of visa requirement for diplomatic, official and service passport holders.

"This agreement will facilitate visa-free travel between India and Egypt for diplomatic, official and service passport holders while entering, transiting through and exiting from the territory of the other country," Union Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters here.