Defense Minister General Mohamed Zaki on Tuesday 20/9/2022 honored a number of distinguished border guards for their dedication to carrying out the assigned tasks and duties and their consecutive successes in thwarting infiltration attempts across the borders stretching at all strategic directions of the state.

This came during a meeting of the defense minister with some border guard forces, as part of periodic gatherings held by the Armed Forces’ General Command to discuss different issues related to the army.

The meeting was attended by Army Chief of Staff Lt. General Osama Askar and a number of military commanders.

The defense minister conveyed the greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, to all personnel of the border guards, lauding their efforts to secure the country’s borders at all strategic directions of the state and arrest smugglers, infiltrators and criminal elements seeking to harm national security.

Zaki reviewed the current regional and international challenges, urging the border guards to maintain their high morale and pay attention to continuous training, as well as safeguard their weapons and equipment.

Source: State Information Service Egypt