I am planning a trip in July to Brussels, Belgium along with Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Monir Fakhry Abdel-Nour. We will be promoting tourism in Egypt, both for the sake of our economy and for the benefit of our ancient monuments. We need visitors to return to this country, because without them the funds that we use to maintain our sites and museums will disappear, and Egypt’s economy will continue to suffer. I shared this view with journalist Sir David Frost in a satellite interview just yesterday morning in which we discussed what needs to be done to protect our monuments.

In Brussels, I will give a public lecture on July 15th. The Minister of Tourism and I will also meet with tour operators to reassure them that Egypt is safe for visitors. A number of journalists will also meet with us in conjunction with this event, and I hope that they will pass our message along to everyone!

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