CAIRO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi hailed on Tuesday the "bravery and vision" of late Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat in making peace in the region.
During a televised speech marking a century since the birth of Sadat, also a Nobel Peace laureate, Sisi said that the 1973 war with Israel restored dignity for the Egyptian and Arab people and paved the way for Sadat to make peace.
"The October War paved the way for President Anwar al-Sadat to carry out the most promising initiatives of the modern era," Sisi said.
In 1978, Egypt and Israel signed at the White House the Camp David peace accords that ended a prolonged hostility between the two countries.
"Sadat's message was clear that Egypt does not accept injustice or humiliation," Sisi reiterated, adding that Egypt seeks a just peace, development and prosperity for its people, its region and the world.
Sadat was the third president of Egypt, serving since Oct. 15, 1970 until his assassination by Islamist fundamentalists on Oct. 6, 1981.
The 1973 war eventually led to Israeli forces withdrawing from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982 after 15 years of occupation. Enditem
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