President Sisi wrote on his official page on the social networking site Facebook: With pride, honor and responsibility; I look forward to the opening of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention in Sharm El-Sheikh.
He added: "The current session of the Climate Change Summit comes at a very sensitive time, when our world is exposed to existential threats and unprecedented challenges, affecting the very survival of our planet and our ability to live on it."
He said: There is no doubt that these dangers and challenges require swift action by all countries to lay down a road map for rescue that protects the world from the effects of climate change.