Egypt's Cabinet Launches Book Documenting Achievements Made in Past 7 Years

On Wednesday, Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly announced the launch of the first edition of a book documenting all achievements made in various parts of Egypt over the past seven years.

He made the remarks during the inauguration of national and development projects in Upper Egypt in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

The book is important for documenting what was achieved over the past period, he said, noting that the state worked on improving the conditions of people’s life in Upper Egypt.

He added that the objective of launching this book is documenting the efforts exerted over the past seven years, noting that the book also documents the projects due to be implemented in the coming three years.

The prime minister said the book is meant to sensitize people, especially youths, on the achievements realized nationwide, referring to the inauguration of projects at the heart of Upper Egypt under the directives of President Sisi.

Delivering a speech during the opening of a benzene production complex in the Assiut Oil Refining Company, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli said Upper Egypt has been suffering from marginalization over the past decades and there was no vision for comprehensive development of this area.

Under directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the government worked on developing Upper Egypt in accordance with a comprehensive development plan, he said.

He added that several villages in Upper Egypt are still suffering from problems.

The prime minister added that the Decent Life initiative has made a difference in developing various villages in Upper Egypt in three years.

He said the real problem in Upper Egypt is the imbalance in demographic distribution as only 30 percent of the population live in Upper Egypt. Moreover, this area suffers from high unemployment rates.

Madbouly said the main catalyst for developing Upper Egypt is the presence of natural potentials, mineral wealth and unique tourism potentials.

He also referred to the human capabilities in Upper Egypt.