Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have affirmed their keenness to boost mutual cooperation on the bilateral level, especially in investment, trade exchange, as well as energy and power linkage.
In a phone call on Friday, El-Sisi and Mitsotakis also agreed on the importance of intensified political consultations between the two countries on issues of mutual concern, especially the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region, Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said in a statement.
The two leaders also discussed enhancing the firm relations between the two countries at all levels, the spokesman noted.
Over the past several years, Egypt and Greece have intensified bilateral cooperation – especially in the political, energy, economic and military fields – as well as trilateral cooperation with the inclusion of Cyprus.
Cairo and Athens, along with Nicosia, have strengthened relations and cooperation in developing energy resources, combatting terrorism and signing new maritime border agreements.
The leaders of the three countries have held several summits to boost their trilateral cooperation in several fields and coordinate on regional issues of mutual concern, the last of which was in Athens in October 2021.
Egypt, Cyprus and Greece are part of the EastMed Gas Forum (EMGF), a Cairo-based international organization that aims to establish a regional gas market in the Eastern Mediterranean and enhance trade relations among the member states.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
