Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Russian embassy in Egypt reminded of the position of the former Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, and his brandishing of nuclear weapons threatening Britain, France and Israel not to intervene militarily in Egypt, in a post commemorating July 23 (during which the “Free Officers” group led by Muhammad Naguib overthrew the monarchy in the country and Egypt turned into a republic since that “revolution”, and Muhammad Naguib was its first president, before Abdel Nasser came to power in 1954 and remains president Egypt until 1970.)
The Russian embassy in Egypt said in a post on its Telegram page: “We congratulate you all on the occasion of the July 23 revolution, and we wish you good health and happiness. We are convinced that Egypt will achieve great success in multiplying the achievements of the Gamal Abdel Nasser era, and we witness positive changes taking place in the country every day. We hope that our strong bilateral relations, which began to actively develop after this revolution, will continue to be strengthened in the future, especially because this year we celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Egyptian relations. The revolution not only represented the beginning of our friendship, but also paved the way.” Also for Egypt’s true independence.”
And she continued: “Although Britain officially granted Egypt its independence in 1922, many of the main issues related to foreign policy, defense, and the management of the Suez Canal remained de facto under the control of the former colonialists. The country became truly free after the revolution that broke out on July 23, 1952 under the leadership of Gamal Abdel Nasser… and that after this turning point, a rapid development of relations between the Soviet Union and Egypt began against the backdrop of the destructive policy of the West. Moscow strongly supported the nationalization of the Suez Canal. Even the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev threatened Britain, France, and Israel. using nuclear weapons, warning against military intervention in Egypt and a coup in our friendly country.
And she added: “President Gamal Abdel Nasser, in turn, strongly refused to join any regional alliance sponsored by the West in exchange for arms supplies. Therefore, starting in the fall of 1955, the Soviet Union became a major supplier of weapons to Egypt. Arms worth $250 million were supplied within the framework of the agreements concluded. Tanks, armored personnel carriers, aircraft, destroyers, submarines, and torpedo boats were supplied. As a result, the Egyptian army, at the beginning of 1956, surpassed the Israeli army in its combat capability several times. 1957 A loan to Cairo to purchase new military products.
And she added: “At the same time, our economic cooperation expanded intensively. In the sixties of the last century, the Soviet Union helped Egypt design and build about 100 industrial facilities, which became the basis for the country’s industrialization process. Many of them are still operating today. In the first half of the seventies, 100% of iron and aluminum ore, machine tools, tractors, ships, motorcycles, bicycles, more than 60% of steel, about 50% of electricity, 40% of antibiotics, and 30% of petroleum products were produced in institutions and institutions.” “Sanea, which was built with the participation of Russian experts.. Of course, the Aswan High Dam, which was built with financial and technical assistance from the Soviet Union, is one of the main joint projects. Soviet designers even assembled and tested a miniature model of this dam in the Soviet Union. It became possible to provide electricity to a large number of industrial facilities in Egypt after operating one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in Africa with a capacity of about 10 billion kilowatt-hours annually. Soviet specialists also participated in the electrification of the Egyptian governorates.”
And she concluded: “Egypt and Russia, after Cairo’s recognition of the Russian Federation as an extension of the Soviet Union in December 1991, are seeking to maintain and deepen bilateral cooperation. An example of the new dynamics of linkage is the conclusion of the largest contract in the history of Egyptian railways for the supply of 1,300 passenger cargoes by the Russian company, which is being actively implemented and approved the establishment of the Russian industrial zone in the economic zone of the Suez Canal. The intergovernmental committee for trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation is also working successfully. Of course, the greatest joint projects that we have implemented in recent years And it was designed to be huge and important, the Aswan High Dam, which is the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Egypt in the city of Dabaa.
2023-07-23 03:30:52
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