Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed that the reason for the ability of the Egyptian state to withstand the emerging crisis of the Corona Virus (Covid-19) was to take harsh measures since November 2016, which is the path of economic reform, noting that economic reform was the basis during this difficult stage, and continuing To bear the burdens and the harsh conditions.
Sisi said, during the opening of a number of projects, yesterday: "With the utmost humility, had it not been for the economic reform program, its success and the Egyptians' tolerance, the situation would have been very difficult in the circumstances that the whole world was going through in the Corona crisis, which is a global crisis, not as a country and a region."
He added that it is sufficient to stop the tourism activity, and it has entered 14 billion dollars, as well as the aviation sector, whether for national or other companies, as well as the movement of trade that was affected by the crisis.
He pointed out that any harsh action taken during the previous periods was aimed at the national interest and the interest of the state, stressing that the measures were aimed first at establishing the state, its progress, and continuing its progress, and not the goal of “harassing people with difficult measures.”
Al-Sisi explained that the state handled construction violations for 10 years with the utmost kindness and peace of mind without severe measures, but added: "The situation will not continue to be so."
He pointed out that housing units have been established to relocate the residents of the unsafe area, noting that citizens will be facilitated with simple financing tools.
He explained that converting old cars from gasoline to natural gas costs eight billion Egyptian pounds, stressing that only new natural gas will be licensed to new cars.
He stressed that the Ministry of Interior and the state have the right to license cars with natural gas at a specific time, stressing the need to encourage citizens to convert their cars from gasoline to natural gas.