Thomas R. Jones
Brazil
- Feb 4, 2021
- 377
1. An aircraft will be banned from entering Egyptian airspace if:
Presidential Regulation on Action against the Republic of Turkey
Article 1
1a. It has entered Turkish airspace in the last 5 months.1b. It is owned (or has been owned in the last 5 months) by a company that has had aircraft enter Turkish airspace in the last 5 months.1c. It is owned by a company that schedules flights to the Republic of Turkey, and such a scheduled flight had been completed in the last 5 months.2. A vessel will be banned from entering Egyptian waters and using the Suez Canal if:
2a. It has entered Turkish waters in the last 5 months.2b. It is owned (or has been owned in the last 5 months) by a company that has had vessels enter Turkish waters in the last 5 months.
Article 21. The President, Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Defence will be granted the following powers:
1a. Able to declare a state of emergency applying to all territories under the jurisdiction of the Arab Republic of Egypt.1b. Able to declare a state of conscription, whereby all males from the ages of eighteen (18) to thirty (30) must serve in either the Armed Forces or Central Security Forces for a period of 12 months.1c. Able to issue regulations, the provisions of which expire in 6 months from date of issue, unless renewed by another regulation.2. The President, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence may convene the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and issue orders applying to all members of the Armed Forces.
3. The President may move the Central Security Forces to the Ministry of Defence.
4. The People's Assembly may amend the Constitution within the context of the present situation.
5. The President, Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Defence may grant any of the above powers to other persons, as long as the said power may be used by the person granting it.
Article 31. The Armed Forces must be on a state of high readiness within 9 months, with the capacity and capability to repel any invasion against the Arab Republic of Egypt.
2. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will be able to use up to 75% of the GDP of Egypt for the military.
2a. Any more must be approved by the People's Assembly.The above provisions are to be given the force of law, as a Presidential Regulation.
The Government of Egypt recently was given powers to close down the Canal, search and impound ships through the Canal, and deploy the military in the Canal.
Press Statement on the Suez Canal Act
These powers are to ensure Egypt's security and sovereignty is respected. Particularly against Turkey. These powers are directed against Turkey and her allies and traders, not the entire world. The Act shall be used against individual nations, who have been found to breach the Presidential Regulation on Action against Turkey. We shall give some time beforehand to announce the closure to the world, so that ships have time to act accordingly.
Furthermore, if a ship that has broken the Regulation continues to go through the Canal, we should be able to impound said ships to ensure that they are not smuggling equipment and supplies to Turkey. This is a measure that we feel should be effective against Turkey.
The military shall only be deployed if it is an emergency- an invasion of Egypt, a natural disaster, a crisis in the Canal, and so on. If we close the Canal, we shall send the military to enforce the closure.
This statement should clear up any doubts or concerns that you may have. If nations have queries or concerns, you may direct them to the Prime Minister.