President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warmly welcomed the distinguished guests of Egypt and the Egyptian people, in a speech, which he commenced with: “I begin my address by welcoming you to the land of Egypt, the oldest nation known to history.”
In his speech during the Grand Egyptian Museum opening ceremony, Sisi continued: “Here, where civilization took its first steps, and the world witnessed the birth of art, thought, and faith. Ancient Egypt inspired all the peoples of the Earth, and from the banks of the Nile, the lights of wisdom shone forth to illuminate the path of civilization and human progress, declaring that monuments of civilization are built in times of peace and spread through the spirit of cooperation among nations.”
The President concluded by marking the historic significance of the day: “Today, as we celebrate the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum, we write a new chapter of present and future history.”
“This is the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization—the civilization of Egypt, whose splendor shall never fade.”
