Al-Sissi: Egypt’s water resources ”not great and will not change”

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi said, Monday, that the volume of his country’s water resources “is not great and will not change,” stressing that this matter is “beyond discussion.”

This came during a speech by the Egyptian President at the inauguration of a water station in Sinai, in which he threatened to intervene the army to protect state assets following infringements on agricultural land and waterways.

In his speech, al-Sissi said that “there are major encroachments on the Nile that have reached an unprecedented stage,” adding that “what is happening is not suitable for a country the size of Egypt.”

He added: “If it takes the army to get back the state’s assets, we will do so,” he said, calling on the Interior Ministry to “eliminate encroachments on state land within six months, even if the army is required to intervene.”

He continued: “The province, the Ministry of Irrigation, and the director of security should follow up to stop and prevent the transgressions, and within six months all bridges will be all in good condition” also said.. “If it takes the army intervention , it will be included.”