Sisi Follows up on Suez Canal Development Plans

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed Thursday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority plans to develop the Canal.

"Sisi followed up on projects to develop the Suez Canal, as well as the results of investigations and conclusions learned from the accident of stranding of the container ship Evergreen," said Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.

Rady added that Rabie reviewed all the details of the "Evergreen" ship accident, in addition to the results of investigations and developments in negotiations with the ship's owners regarding compensation resulting from the suspension of navigation in the canal, rescue operations, flotation, and repairs to the sides of the canal.

In the same context, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) stressed the continuation of plans to develop the navigation course of the canal during the coming period, as well as strengthening efforts to support the SCA's rescue sector capabilities of locomotives, devices and equipment, with an increase in training programs.

For his part, Sisi once again expressed his appreciation for the successful management of the ship's blockage crisis, which was carried out with purely Egyptian efforts and expertise, calling for continuing projects to develop the facilities of the Suez Canal Authority and its shipping course as the most important artery for global trade, in order to enhance the unique strategic position of the canal in the world.