Egyptian president says unrestricted rise of the population affects the quality of life
June 16, 2008 • News
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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