Egypt National Day Celebration The Ambassador ' s Speech
would like to thank you all for coming tonight to celebrate with us our National Day that Imarks the 63rd anniversary of
Egypt ' s peaceful revolution in 1952 which toppled the monarchy and turned the country into a republic without shedding a drop of blood and paved the way for Egypt to achieve its independence . Since the independence of Egypt and Nigeria , two of the biggest countries in the continent , have enjoyed friendly relations and stood by each other in different historical events . Back in the 60 ' s , Egypt supported the unity of boundaries , no religion and no mercy . Being aware of that fact , the leaders of Egypt and Nigeria echoed the same message of peace and called on the world to unite against extremism . Despite the attacks that wanted to undermine our future and take us back to dark ages , we celebrate today to show our commitment and determination to create a better future for our country and our continent . Today we are more determined than ever to move forward with our country and our continent towards a better future against the extremist ideologies
Nigeria and fought with it against the separatist movement . After more than 60 years , Nigeria did not forget Egypt ' s support and returned the favor by supporting Egypt ' s application to resume membership in the African Union in 2014 .
Today , the two countries are facing the same challenges and fighting the same battle in different territories . Last week brought heinous attacks to both Egypt and Nigeria . The attack in Egypt claimed the lives of the Egyptian Attorney General and 17 Egyptian soldiers . The brutal attack in Nigeria claimed the lives of ten s of innocent people in a clear message from fanatics and extremist that they know no that spread nothing but hatred , fear and destruction . Our determination to have a better future for our country , continent and the whole world is not mere words , this determination is a fact that grows inside us and inspires us before
turning into reality that grows on the ground d in front of our eyes every single day . After four turbulent years politically and economically and against all odds , Egypt is moving forward towards restoring the democratic process in
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