Sisi briefed on Coastal Development and Protection Projects in North Coast Cities

CAIRO – 23 June 2022: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi gave directives to continue the implementation of the various coastal development and protection projects in the northern coast cities, particularly Alexandria, in accordance with the highest environmental and engineering standards, said Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady in a statement.

In his meeting with a number of governmental officials on Thursday to be briefed on the progress in the coastal development and protection projects in Alexandria and the North coast, President Sisi stressed the need to audit the studies concerned with the phenomenon of erosion and coastal erosion, in order to maintain the safety of coastal urban communities and preserve investments there, Rady continued.

The president reviewed the projects that are currently being implemented by the private sector and the future ones. These projects come within the framework of the efforts toward the enhancement, development and protection of coats, extending from Abu Qir area to the depth of the northwestern coast. This aims to leverage the state's resources, and their various components, particularly the outstanding and unique nature of the Egyptian coasts on the Mediterranean Sea.

The meeting was attended by Commander of the Strategic Command and Supervisor of Military Industrialization, Lieutenant-General Ahmed Khaled; Advisor to the President for Urban Planning, Major General Amir Sayed Ahmed; Commander of the Naval Forces, Rear Admiral A.H. Ashraf Atwa; Vice President of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, Major General Ahmed Al-Azzazi; Assistant Commander of the Naval Forces for Engineering Affairs, Rear Admiral A.H. Muhammad Fikri; Consultant in Marine Works, Dr. Hassan Abu Saad; Chairman of the Shaker Consulting Group, Dr. Ismail Al-Maraqabi, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Gharabli Company, Eng. Moatasem Al-Gharabli. iand protection