Egyptian Minister of Immigration Nabila Makram said that Egyptians expatriates are always ready to back the national projects launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi nationwide.
“Egyptian nationals living in other countries have confidence in the presidential initiative,” Makram said.
In an interview with Middle East News Agency “MENA” Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Ali Hassan, Makram said “They see for themselves the seriousness and honesty demonstrated in these initiatives,”
Makram said the Egyptian expats feel the honest and serious will of the political leadership to accomplish development and improve the living conditions of citizens in villages and countryside.
When President Sisi speaks to the people of Egypt, he sends messages that touch the hearts of Egyptians, not only at home, but also abroad, she said, referring in this regard to Sisi speech at Cairo Stadium in July about the launch of the first conference of the national project “A Decent Life” for the development of the Egyptian countryside.
She added that these Egyptian citizens also see for themselves the sincerity of the Egyptian political leadership in advancing the development of their country and improving the living conditions of Egyptians, especially in the countryside.
Makram said President Sisi pays special attention to strengthening links between Egyptians living outside their country and their home country.
The president, she said, wants to do this via multiple methods, including through the encouragement of Egyptians living outside their country to participate in development projects implemented everywhere in their country.
The president also wants to create links between these Egyptian nationals and their country by updating them every now and then about what happens in their country, she added.
“This demonstrates strong keenness on the part of the political leadership to establish links with Egyptians living in other country,” Makram said.
The same Egyptians were also keen to translation their love and loyalty to their country into action by participating in the presidential initiatives, she added.
She said Egyptians living abroad have a great desire to participate in the efforts made and the projects launched for the development of their country.
Makram noted that the second conference of Egyptian entities abroad, held earlier this month, demonstrated Egyptians’ interest in participating in the ‘Decent Life’ initiative.
She revealed that her ministry would launch a new platform on the video application, Zoom, to connect Egyptians living outside Egypt. The platform, she said, would be launched on September 25. “It will be personally sponsored by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli,” Makram said of the platform.
She added that it would work to support presidential initiatives among Egyptians living in the United States, and Canada. Makram noted that a large number of Egyptian celebrities would participate in the launch of the platform.
The minister greeted Egyptian nationals in other countries, especially those who made donations during the ‘Egyptian Entities Abroad’ conference. These donations, she said, would go to the ‘Dignified Life’ initiative.
The minister also greeted Egyptian citizens who expressed interest in participating in this important national initiative. “Some Egyptians who study in other countries also wanted to participate in the initiative by doing field work,” the minister said.
She said these students want to do this field work during their summer vacations. Some of the students, she said, are in Egypt these days because of the pandemic.
Some of the students returning to their universities also requested written materials they can use in publicising national projects among their colleagues, she said.
“Egyptian businessmen abroad also expressed interest in participating in the development of the Egyptian countryside,” Makram said.
Makram pointed to “Speak Arabic” festival organised by the ministry on the sidelines of the conference with the participation of the children living abroad.
On involving the youth in the file of sustainable development in Egypt, Makram said we have two types of youths abroad; the young people of the second and third generations and those who are studying abroad under the umbrella of the Emigration Ministry.
After they finish their education in universities abroad, they will be trained in the Egyptian ministries and bodies concerned to benefit the Egyptian state, especially as they are ready to help the state in the development efforts, the minister added.
Makram pointed out to the major interest the political leadership attaches to higher education and the Egyptian universities, saying Egypt now has many international universities like Al Galala, Al Alamein and New Mansoura universities.
On “Egypt’s voice in Africa” initiative, Makram asserted that the initiatives launched by the Ministry of Emigration align with the directives of the Egyptian state and the vision of the political leadership which pays great attention to Africa.
This encouraged the ministry to take more care of the Egyptian communities in the African continent as this help us know more information on what the African investor exactly needs, she said.
She said she will propose to Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli to start organizing important visits to African countries to stand on the needs of the Egyptian communities in the African continent.
On the 4th edition of the presidential initiative of “Reviving Roots” that target Egyptian, Cypriot and Greek youth, Makram said this edition runs in line with the interest of the political leadership in youths not only by empowering them but also via involving them in decision making process.
On the latest preparations for holding the 5th edition of “Egypt can” conference, Makram said the ministry is getting ready to hold “Egypt can by industry” under the auspices of President Sisi after it was postponed because of coronavirus.
There were preparatory dialogue sessions for “Egypt can by industry” conference that tackled industrial funding, car industries, spinning and weaving, technology and other major industrial fields, she added.
As for the latest efforts regarding the file of illegal immigration and the presidential initiative “Life Saving Boats”, Makram asserted the file has been rendered a big success since President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has announced no illegal immigration boat will go out of the Egyptian soil. That reflects the success of the Egyptian state with all its institutions, she further said.
President Sisi wanted to maintain this success and launched the “Life Saving Boats” initiative in 2019 and assigned the ministry to implement it. The presidential initiative represents a new notion for combating illegal immigration, she said.
Makram went on to say that the initiative calls for providing alternative chances for illegal immigrants or just helping them to legally immigrate given the fact that it offers to the immigrants training courses on qualification and awareness.
She noted that ministry’s officials embarked on field tours of governorates that are further exporting illegal immigration and talked with civil society organisations that work for training the youth who want to travel abroad.
Training and awareness programs are under way to prepare trained and skilled workers, she said, adding that immediately after tapping EU markets, Egypt is now having trained workers who are able to meet needs of the EU labor market.
Speaking about the ministry’s efforts to reach out to Egyptians living abroad in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic, Makram said her ministry was keen to hold dialogue sessions with doctors abroad to capitalize on their experiments and ideas on how different world countries have been handling coronavirus.
She, meanwhile, urged all Egyptians abroad to stick to precautionary measures set by host countries to protect against Covid-19.
Makram said she has been communicating with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli who ordered to vaccinate Egyptian workers who will travel abroad as per conditions of vaccination in each country.
