Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi chaired Tuesday a meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in which he congratulated the Egyptian people and the army on the 48th anniversary of the 6 October War.

Bassam Radi, the spokesperson for the Egyptian Presidency, said that Al-Sisi laid wreaths at the Unknown Soldier Memorial and the tombs of late presidents Anwar El-Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser, as part of Egypt’s celebration of the glorious war victory.

The meeting also discussed a number of topics related to the activities and tasks of the Armed Forces and their efforts to protect national security.

President Al-Sisi also issued a decision to promote Major General Staff Mohamed Hegazy Abdel-Mawgod, Commander of the Air Defence Forces, to Lieutenant-General.

Moreover, the Armed Forces announced that they will open two military museums in El Alamein and Port Said, and will open ​​the October War panorama and the National War Museum at the Salah El-Din Citadel for free to the public on Wednesday, to mark the October War victory.