Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli began Thursday 2/6/2022 a tour to check on the progress rate of development projects carried out in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh.

The premier, who was accompanied by a host of ministers and officials, checked expansion and development works at Sharm El Sheikh international airport.

The inspection is part of the preparations afoot for the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that will be held in Sharm El Sheikh in November.

Madbouli, meanwhile, said that his visit to Sharm El Sheikh came as part of following up on preparations for hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (UNFCCC COP27) this November.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed that Sharm El Sheikh should appear in its best form in a way that befits Egypt’s regional and international status, affirmed Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli.

While inspecting the development and expansion works of Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Mabdouli reviewed the executive position of the expansion works and their implementation rates.

The development project aims to increase the absorptive capacity of the airport by two million passengers a year, from 7.5 million passengers to 9.5 million, Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar told the prime minister.

Madbouli, meanwhile, underlined the need of speeding up the implementation of all development projects in the city before June 30.

Source: State Information Service Egypt