Egyptian president says unrestricted rise of the population affects the quality of life

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Monday that the unchecked rise of the population would wipe away all the returns of the country’s economic growth.

Mubarak’s remarks came during a Cabinet meeting to address the acute shortages of subsidized bread that have hurt millions of the nation’s poor as well as a lack of housing to meet the rising demand.

“The unrestricted growth of the population is a national issue that affects the quality of the citizen’s life and the nation as well,” the president was quoted as saying by his spokesman Suleiman Awwad.

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