CAIRO - 9 March 2021: President Abdel Fattah el Sisi said that Egypt and Sudan share a historical relation as old as the Nile River, and that both countries are keen on preserving their relations and to develop it.
He added during meeting with Armed Forces personnel, Tuesday after the conclusion of the Martyr Day ceremony, that Sudan is currently going through a transitioning period in which Egypt will be supporting them in all possible ways.
Regarding the Ethipoian dam, Sisi said that Nile River is ‘life itself’ for both of Egypt and Sudan, so they are still calling on reaching a legal-binding agreement regarding the Renaissance Dam filling and operating.
He further added that Egypt does not refuse any benefits Ethiopia will gain as a result of the dam; however, ‘we are insisting on continuing the negotiations which will lead to a win-win legal-binding agreement’ Sisi said.
“What unites us with Nile River is much stronger than any form of disagreement” Sisi affirmed, noting that negotiations cannot last forever.
Sisi also said that Egypt’s national security is as important as the Gulf security and other Arab countries in the region including Libya.
He hoped that by forming the new government and gaining the Parliament confidence, Libya will be ending a conflicting chapter and start a brand new one in which it will find political stability.
Sisi affirmed that Egypt enjoys one of the strongest armies in the region; however, ‘our use of force is always balanced and rational, and aims to protect our borders, national security, and the stability of the country.’
Earlier on Monday, President Sisi meet with the family members of dozens of military and police officers who were slain during confrontations with terrorists, as well as the families of doctors who lost their lives after contracting Covid-19.
On the Martyr’s Day on Tuesday, Sisi met honored and shook hands with either the wife and young children of the victims or their elderly parents. He also honored officers who were injured in the turbulent period following the 2013 ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood regime, and veteran officers who were injured in the Israeli-Egyptian wars until 1973.
He also honored a doctor who lost his eyesight after an excruciating headache while working under extreme pressure in a quarantine hospital treating many severe cases of Covid-19 in May 2020. He was expecting a baby after 11 years of marriage, but did not get to see him with his own eyes.
President Sisi thanked the families and vowed that Egypt would stand by their side for as long as they lived, saying that without the sacrifice of those martyrs, the country wouldn’t have stabilized and leapt anti developments that have thus far come a long way.
On his facebook account, Sisi said that he has had a great pleasure to honor the families of the Armed Forces' martyrs and the armed personnel injured in the line of duty.
“what those heroes offered will always remain engraved in the memory of Egypt and its people.” He added.
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