The official page of the official spokesperson for the Presidency of the Republic published a video of the high-speed electric train project in Egypt, the largest in the world and in the history of the German “Siemens” company since its establishment 175 years ago.
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended the signing ceremony of the contract with the international company “Siemens”, to establish an integrated system for the rapid electric train in Egypt, with a total of 3 lines with a length of regarding 2,000 km nationwide.
Ambassador Bassam Rady, official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, said that the president stressed that the new electric train network comes as a consolidation of fruitful cooperation between Egypt and Germany in the field of infrastructure, and will represent a great addition to the transportation system, marking the beginning of a new era of railways in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East.
For his part, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was keen to make a recorded speech on this occasion, in which he stressed the importance of the strong partnership relations between Egypt and Germany, praising the Egyptian strategic decision to rely on fast trains for the transportation of citizens and the movement of goods, which will enhance Egypt’s position and its commercial position regionally. and globally and makes it a leader in cutting-edge railway technology in the Middle East and the African continent.
For his part, the Chairman of the International Siemens Company expressed his pride in the fruitful cooperation with Egypt in the development projects that made an honorable history for the company in the region and the world, pointing out that the high-speed electric train project in Egypt is the largest in the history of Siemens since its establishment before 175 years old.
