Sisi congratulates new military graduates, thanks Egyptians for patience

CAIRO – 22 July 2019: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi congratulated the newly graduated batches of the Military Academy and the Technical Institute for Military Forces on Monday.

During his speech at the graduation ceremony, Sisi thanked the Egyptians for their patience while the government takes the necessary steps towards development and economic reform, adding that confronting terrorism and reforming economy were the most important steps the government had to take in the past years.

“Terrorism was a real threat to Egypt during the past years; however, the police forces succeeded to control it,” Sisi said, stressing that Egypt warned the international community against the threat terrorism poses on their countries.



FILE- President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi congratulates new military graduates during speech at the Military Academy, Monday July 22, 2019 - photo courtesy of youtube


Sisi affirmed that Egypt is willing to continue the reform program the government started earlier. The president also pointed out that Egypt has already made a lot of clear achievements, and will continue on the same path to secure a good and stable life for all Egyptians.

Furthermore, President Sisi said that this graduation ceremony comes in conjunction with the anniversary of the July Revolution, "which represents the beginning of a new phase in the Egyptian history." Sisi sent his greetings to late presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Mohamed Naguib for their key roles in the revolution.

Sisi arrived Monday morning at the Egyptian Military Academy to attend the graduation ceremony of the new batches of the Military Academy and the Technical Institute for Military Forces. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli, Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfiq along with a number of the state’s senior officials attended the graduation ceremony.

Upon the arrival of President Sisi, the national anthem was played and the ceremony kicked off. More than 1,300 students of the military academies presented a show, which included a series of fighting techniques as well as Karate and Kung Fu exercises, to display their physical fitness and high-standard combat skills.

Moreover, a group of cadets engaged in free fighting exercises with the use of cold weapons to reflect their self-defense skills, while another group of cadets showed their skills in climbing and storming buildings to fight enemies.

On July 20, President Sisi attended the graduation ceremony of a new batch of police cadets at the Police Academy headquarters in Cairo's suburb of New Cairo.