Cairo, 10 March, 2021 (TON): While announcing the establishment of a new state, President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stated that inauguration of the New Administrative Capital (NAC) and the relocation of the government's headquarters to the new city will marked.

He said it in a symposium on Tuesday, aimed to honor the late armed forces personnel.  

"There will be a birth of a new state by inaugurating the new capital," the President said, reiterating that the inauguration will mark a declaration of a new republic later this year if there is no delay due to pandemic.

Being built some 45 km east of the current capital Cairo since 2015 on an area of 714 square km, the new capital is planned to accommodate 6.5 million people.

It will also be home to most government buildings including the cabinet headquarters and ministries, in addition to Parliament, and is expected to accommodate in the first stage from 40,000 to 50,000 government employees that are planned to be increased to 100,000 three years after inauguration.

The government also expects the NAC to create around 2 million job opportunities.

It is hoped that the trial operations of the government buildings in the new capital city will start in August, sources said.