Egypt's new gov't seeks to achieve people's aspirations

Xinhua, December 10, 2011

Egypt's Prime Minister Kamal el- Ganzouri stressed on Friday that the new government seeks to achieve people's aspirations in the coming period, official news agency MENA reported.

At Friday's conference of the new government, Ganzouri urged all Egyptians to stand together and support him for the sake of the homeland.

He announced that four ministerial committees will be established this month consisting specialists in all fields to discuss issues of high priority and provide solutions as soon as possible.

The first committee will be charged with providing care for the injured as well as families of those who died in the unrest in January.

The second will be entrusted with discussing the issue of national security.

The third committee, which includes economists, will be responsible for reviewing mechanisms to improve the economic performance on all fronts.

The fourth one will explore means to carry on large projects which has been postponed.

The Egyptian prime minister called on protesters in the People' s Assembly Street and outside the Cabinet headquarters to end their sit-in and put the country's interests at their heart.

Meanwhile, Ganzouri said that Egypt had started its transformation process through holding the People's Assembly elections which will be followed by Shura Council polls, and then the draft of a new Constitution and presidential elections.