Egypt’s National Dialogue kicks off

National Dialogue kicked off, 3-5-2023, with several political forces, civil society groups, professional and labour unions, and public figures participating to discuss key political, economic, and social issues.

In a recorded speech in the opening session, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed his support for the National Dialogue, vowing to “provide all the means to ensure its success and activate its outcomes within a framework of democracy and effective political practice.”

El-Sisi called on the participants to work for the success of the dialogue and to find solutions to the nation’s challenges.

The opening of the National Dialogue comes a year after President El-Sisi called, in April 2022, for a dialogue between all political forces without exception or discrimination to find common grounds on priority political, social, and economic issues.

“My call for the National Dialogue during the Egyptian Family Iftar banquet (2022) reflected my firm belief in the ability of our nation to find alternatives and achieve progress in the political, economic and social fields,” El-Sisi said.

He added that Egypt also possesses “competent minds, sincere wills and a determination to work”, all of which put Egypt in the lead.

The president also highlighted the dialogue’s significance in facing the growing challenges.

“The growing challenges facing the Egyptian nation at all levels convinces me of the necessity of such a dialogue,” El-Sisi stated.