Egypt's Armed forces ready to shoulder the duty of defending father land
Egypt, Military, 6/29/2001

Egypt's Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence and Military Production, said that the armed forces shoulder the sacred duty of defending the land and all the sanctities of Egypt and its civilization.

Speaking Wednesday at the graduation cermony of anew batch cf officers from the Nasser Higher Military Academy, Tantawi said that the peace period should be used to benefit from leadership experiences and former experiences and get acquainted with latest technologies.

The officers who graduated Wednesday included officers from Arab and African countries and Pakistan in addition to Egypt.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the Minister of Defence and is indivisible military production said Arab and African national security, indicating that training courses attended by delegates from Arab and African countries underline the depth of relations between Egypt and those countries.

Field Marshal Tantawi underlined the significance of the role played by Nasser Academy for qualifying commanders.

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