Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi followed up on Sunday the progress of the construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum, a gigantic new home for tens of thousands of ancient Egyptian artefacts, hundreds of meters away from the Giza Pyramids Plateau.
The president stressed that the museum’s construction and finishing have to fit its importance, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi said in a statement following a meeting that President Sisi called on Sunday with a host of government and executive officials to follow up on the executive position of works to construct the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
Attending the meeting were Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Enani and Minister of Housing Assem el-Jazzar.
In directives to the senior officials attending the meeting, President Sisi called for reliance on the most modern technologies in securing the museum and its acquisition.
”The facility also has to make use of the latest methods and techniques in displaying its contents,” President Sisi said.
He also instructed the officials attending the meeting to raise the efficiency of all the buildings and the roads in the area surrounding the museum.
These preparations, the president said, have to reflect the greatness and uniqueness of the ancient Egyptian civilization and take advantage of the distinguished location of the museum, including important archeological sites in its vicinity, such as the Great Giza Pyramids.
The museum, President Sisi said, has to fit its importance as one of the largest in the world and as a symbol of the Egyptian civilization.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
