Aside from meeting transport minister Lieutenant-General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, President El-Sisi also held talks with his navy commander, Vice Admiral Ashraf Atwa and a number of commanders of the Egyptian military during which he was briefed on work progress in the establishment, upgrading and operation of ports across the country.
His government regards the ports as playing a vital role in all national sectors, as well as their part in reinforcing Egypt’s status as a regional and global hub for maritime transport, logistics and transit trade.
President El-Sisi gave directives to continue efforts toward developing the Egyptian ports’ network to align with the state’s efforts to leverage the infrastructure established over the past years.
This should be done in a manner that boosts the state’s full capacities and generates more jobs for citizens, his government said.
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