Egypt’s Sisi receives ‘Arab Development Action Shield’ award for 2020

  • Date: 08-Oct-2020
  • Source: Ahram
  • Sector:Real Estate
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt’s Sisi receives ‘Arab Development Action Shield’ award for 2020

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received on Wednesday the Arab Development Action Shield award for the year 2020, a statement by the presidency said.

President El-Sisi was handed the award by the Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abu El-Gheit during Wednesday's meeting, which was attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki.

The Arab Development Action Shield is an award that is given annually by the AL to Arab figures that led the development process in their countries.

Abu El-Gheit hailed the comprehensive development approach led by El-Sisi in Egypt, which formed a model to be emulated throughout the rest of the Arab world, the statement said.

According to Egypt's Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady, El-Sisi expressed his gratitude to the AL for this great honour.

El-Sisi said, according to