CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak Thursday evening pledged constant efforts to boost the social justice as a key priority on his agenda. "We will continue to stand by poor families not only to protect them and enable them to face the burdens of life, but also to help them get extricated from the circle of poverty," Mubarak said in a televised address to the nation on the 58th anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution. Around 40 per cent of Egypt's 80 million population are believed to be living below the poverty line. He cited bolstering economic growth as another key priority of his administration. "This will be pursued by attracting more investments and projects, giving a fresh impetus to our exports, going ahead with economic reforms and expanding investment-friendly infrastructure facilities," he said. The Egyptian leader urged all political parties to put forward their ideas on the two issues of economic growth and social justice "for being two indisputable priorities". In addition, he vowed continued commitment to human rights and rule of the law in Egypt. "We do not accept that the Egyptian human rights or dignity be violated," said Mubarak. "We are working for a society where the citizen will reach to the highest level of education and unleashing his potential away from favouritism. Our monitoring agencies are standing up against corruption." Egypt will elect a new parliament next November and hold competitive presidential elections later next year.
