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Egypt's new Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab urged on Sunday the Egyptian people to stop strikes and protests in order for the production process to continue in a country hit by a three year turmoil.
"I understand life pressures and hard living conditions," Mahlab said in a televised speech, adding "I realize that many demands require speed response, and they are being considered seriously."
The former government of Hazem al-Beblawi left behind a wave of strikes held by public transport and textile workers, garbage collectors and health staff for service improvement and higher wages.
The new government also realizes the current challenges and would seek better future, Mahlab stressed.
Some people look at the current stage with despair and frustration, but "we see it as a stage of hopes and a good start for better future," he added.
He pledged to fight terrorism, restore stability, bring back order to streets and preserve human rights.
After the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last July, security conditions have been extremely deteriorated especially in the restive Sinai Peninsula which witnessed dozens of soldiers and policemen killed.
Surge of terrorist blasts have been targeting the country's security premises, but the last terrorist blast in mid-February hit a tourist bus in South Sinai's Taba resort killing three Koreans.
Mahlab called for a regional stance to combat terrorism.
He pledged to pay great attention to big national projects, particularly the Suez Canal development axis project, and to pave the way for luring foreign investments.
