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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, witnessed today, Tuesday May 7, 2024, an educational seminar entitled “Egyptian National Security Strategy to Confront the Challenges Egypt is Facing Now,” which was organized by the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Business, Alexandria University, and delivered by Staff Major General Dr. Samir Farag, the military strategist and former governor of Luxor. The event was attended by Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Elsayed Elsiefy, Dean of the Faculty of Business at Alexandria University, Dr. Ahmed El-Gharbawi, the seminar coordinator and member of the Alumni Association, and Ms. Ayat El-Haddad, member of the People’s Assembly, as well as a group of deans, vice deans, and students of Alexandria University’s faculties and institutes.
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa stressed that Alexandria University is honoured to have a great military figure of the calibre of Major General Dr. Samir Farag, due to the important and rich information he possesses that he delivers during his lectures to introduce students to the most important challenges that threaten the Egyptian state and its national security. Dr. Konsowa pointed out that the Egyptian state has great challenges, stressing that these challenges require the preparation of an educated, aware, and responsible generation to confront all these challenges. He stressed that Alexandria University is extremely keen to organize such educational seminars that contribute to raising awareness of all the challenges facing Egypt, as well as instilling the spirit of belonging in the souls of students, and correcting their misconceptions, which is reflected in building the minds of students, developing their ideas of belonging to the homeland, and understanding all the issues that surround us during this period, politically and economically.
Staff Major General Dr. Samir Farag thanked Alexandria University for hosting such a symposium, which aims to educate students about all the challenges facing the Egyptian state. During the seminar, he spoke about the external conspiracies that threaten Egypt’s national security, Egypt’s relationship with Western and Arab countries, the most important issues and risks to which the region is exposed whether on the western, eastern, southern or northern strategic directions, and the challenges of water security. Major General Farag also shed light on Egypt’s relations with the United States, and he also touched on Egypt’s position on the situation in Palestine, explaining the positions of the Egyptian state in supporting the issue and confronting attempts to displace Palestinians from Gaza. He also touched on the situation in Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Ethiopia, and the security of the Red Sea region. Farag concluded his speech with the need for everyone to line up around the Egyptian leadership, led by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the great Egyptian army, so that we can get through this dangerous stage in safety and peace.
Dr. Elsayed Elsiefy stressed that Egypt faces many challenges that threaten its national security, including military and economic challenges and threats. He pointed to the attitude of international economic classification institutions towards the Egyptian state, stressing the need for everyone to stand together during this critical time.
