President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said, "We envision a bright future for our region, where cities are built with hope instead of having their people's memories buried under rubble."

The President continued, "We have before us a unique, perhaps final, historic opportunity to achieve a Middle East free of all threats to its stability and progress, a Middle East where all its peoples enjoy peace and a dignified life within secure borders, with their rights protected."

The President added, "A Middle East immune to terrorism and extremism, a Middle East free of all weapons of mass destruction—this is the new Middle East that Egypt aspires to embody in cooperation with its regional and international partners."