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Hassan Younis Egypt's Electricity and Energy Minister

On Wednesday, Younis also issued a decision for Eng. Mustafa Qenawy to set as a Chairman of the Egyptian Railway Authority.

Despite Egypt's transport Minister stressed that he will not step down from his position.

Mansour told "Al-Beit Beitak" daily talk show on Sunday that he does not intend to resign.

"I am responsible for the transportation system in Egypt and I will not step down from my position and relinquish my responsibility," he said.

The accident was because of "human error" and is not the responsibility of the entire transport system, added Mansour.

Notable, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has accepted the resignation of Transport Minister Mohamed Mansour .. in which he bears the responsibility over the crash.

For his part, Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif confirmed Mansour's resignation saying that "I have just been informed that the president has accepted the resignation.

The minister asked the new chairman to carry out necessary measures to avoid any incidents in the future and activating the safety and security procedures and put as a priority for the Railway Authority to ensure the safety of citizens.

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