On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that the country will pass through this difficult period of political, security, and economic difficulties, adding that the national projects which the state carried out in the last decade were necessary for economic development and not a luxury.
The president's remarks came during his speech during the celebrations of the 71st Police Day at the Police Academy in New Cairo.
The president said, "We should not forget the sacrifices of martyrs and injured in the confrontation against terrorism."
"We do not want to forget the situation we were in for years. If those [terrorists] were able to overcome us they would have slaughtered us."
"We have been able to eliminate terrorism by close to 100 percent," he added.
El-Sisi stressed that the economic difficulties that the country is facing at the time are the result of the consequences of a global crisis not - as some claim - domestic policies implemented by the state.
These national projects were a result of economic necessity and not a luxury or squandering of money, the president said.
Police Day in Egypt is celebrated on the 25th of January to commemorate police heroism in the struggle against British occupation on that day in 1952.
The event included a show depicting the sacrifices of the police and the armed forces.
On the 25 of January in 1952, 56 officers lost their lives and 73 were injured as they refused to surrender the Ismailia Governorate headquarters to occupation forces amid the country's struggle for independence.
The president honored spouses and sons and daughters of some of those martyred or took part in the Battle of Ismailia on that date.
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