In his speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that the world has begun to understand the reality of the extremism that Egyptians revolted against last year.
"The world has started to grasp the reality and understand why Egyptians revolted against extremism that wanted to break the unity of the nation," said El-Sisi.
At the beginning of his speech, El-Sisi saluted UN officials and also Egyptian expats who came from different cities to the UN headquarters to "say that a new Egypt is coming," as he put it.
During the speech El-Sisi said that since his election last June, he and other Egyptians have been working to build "a civil democratic state" by following the roadmap announced last year by different political forces soon after the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
He also stressed the need for an inclusive state that respects the law, the judiciary and human rights.
He said Egypt faced real threats during last year's politically polarised atmosphere from a group that uses terrorism in the name of religion – a reference to the Muslim Brotherhood, declared a terrorist organisation by Egyptian authorities in the months after Morsi's ouster.
"We have warned against these groups," said El-Sisi, adding that different countries should step up their efforts to counter terrorism.
El-Sisi mentioned that Egypt is aiming to attract new investments, mentioning the recently announced projects to develop the Suez Canal.
Concerning the region, El-Sisi said there must be "a decisive confrontation to the extremism" in Libya, Iraq and Syria.
He also showed Egypt's support for the will of Syrians, Libyans and Iraqis.
Near the end of his speech, he said he was looking forward to Egypt gaining permanent membership with the UN Security Council in 2016.
