Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi followed the ongoing efforts aiming to localize the manufacturing of production requirements in the field of metal industries.
Localizing such industries was the topic of a meeting that President Sisi called on Sunday with Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli and Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi said.
Also attending the meeting were Presidential Advisor for Financial Affairs Maj Gen Mohamed Amin, Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority Maj Gen Ahmed el-Shazli and the Board Chairman of Kandil Steel group, Amr Kandil.
In the course of discussions, President Sisi gave directives for boosting coordination with the private sector entities known for long experience, governance and distinguished production. Such coordination, the president noted, should aim at launching projects that target localizing industries in a sustainable manner, which will benefit the state’s comprehensive plans on the long run, Spokesman Radi said.
At another meeting on Sunday with PM Madbouli, President Sisi followed up on the development of the unplanned areas in Greater Cairo, including the randomly-built and old zones, the presidency spokesman said.
During the meeting, the president called for expanding the scope of efforts to develop the unplanned areas, provide a decent and safe life for the residents of these areas, change their reality for the better and raise the level of all services provided to them, similar to the successful experiences that the state has accomplished in recent years.
These efforts, the president said, led to the provision of adequate housing for citizens as one of the basics of the state’s protection and care extended to citizens.
The president also urged intensifying efforts to develop the old historical districts in Cairo to highlight their role as a cultural, civilizational and tourist attraction center, in harmony and integration with the efforts to expand the new urban communities that are being built nationwide.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
