Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Monday with the army commanders, the tasks of the armed forces and their efforts to preserve the pillars of the country’s national security.
The meeting came in line with the celebrations marking the 49th anniversary of the October 6 War victory.
Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said Sisi chaired a meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, during which he congratulated Egyptians on the occasion of celebrating the victories in the October 1973 war.
Sisi discussed with the army commanders the tasks of the armed forces and their efforts to “protect Egypt’s national security at all strategic levels, in cooperation and coordination with state institutions”, Rady stated.
The President later laid a wreath on the Unknown Soldier Memorial and the tombs of the two leaders, Anwar El-Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Sisi was accompanied by Lieutenant General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, as well as Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, for his part, pledged in a congratulatory letter to Sisi on this occasion that the government maintains its efforts to achieve comprehensive development throughout the country.
