Ahead of the World Youth Forum opening, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi set off on a cycle tour of the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh at dawn of Saturday, according to Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady.
Sisi arrived in Sharm El Sheikh on Friday where the third edition of the World Youth Forum is set to kick off later on Saturday.
President Sisi is opening the Forum within a few hours with participation of six heads of state.
The third edition of the WYF is set to mainly discuss the sources of energy in the Mediterranean, food security in Africa, climate change, international security and fighting terrorism.
The WYF2019 is expected to be attended by around 7,000 youths representing different countries.
The opening session kicks off at 7:00 pm (CLT) and will last for nearly two hours; declaring the official launching of the big event.
“The time is finally here! The World Youth Forum starts today! Join us for the biggest platform built by and for promising youth. Witness the world youth send a message of peace, prosperity, harmony, persity and progress to the entire world,” tweeted the official account of the forum Saturday morning.
According to the forum’s schedule, participants would attend 24 sessions and 14 workshops to mainly discuss the prospects for sustainable development in Africa, challenges facing creative work in the age of technology, in addition to the energy sector in the Mediterranean countries.
In the closing session of the WYF 2018, President Abdel Fatah El Sisi announced ten recommendations to be executed before holding the third edition of the forum next year in Sharm el-Sheikh resort city.
One of the recommendations is setting Egypt’s Aswan city to be the capital of African Youth in 2019. An Arab-African Youth Forum took place in Aswan and discussed key issues and challenges facing Arab and African generations.
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