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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Wednesday that Cairo had agreed with Athens to address any threats to regional security and address support for terrorist groups, as well as address unilateral actions in the eastern Mediterranean.
This came during a press conference of the Egyptian President and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, as part of President Sisi’s visit to Greece.
For his part, the Greek prime minister said: “We and Egypt are awaiting a decisive US intervention in the Mediterranean under the Biden administration.”
He said that Athens and Cairo represent a model of cooperation that culminated in the signing of the agreement to demarcate the maritime border, and stressed that Egypt is a great ally of Europe and the Arab world. “We value Egypt’s role in stopping illegal immigration from Africa to Europe, and we also appreciate its role in the Libyan crisis.”
Part of the meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece and President Sisi
The Greek prime minister added: “We have common strategic objectives between us and Egypt,” indicating that the Mediterranean can unite peoples, unlike what Turkey is doing.
He stressed that “when the Turkish leadership returns to good neighborly relations and abandons its hostility, it will be able to return and offer advantages to its people.”
One side of the meeting with Sisi and the president of Greece
Earlier, the President of Greece, Catherine Saxlaropoulou, said after meeting with President Sisi: we discussed the dangerous Turkish escalation in the Mediterranean and in the region, while the Egyptian President said that his country supports Greece against any provocation in the Mediterranean , or is linked to its maritime borders within the limits of international laws and regulations. Noting that “the signing of the border demarcation reflects the volume of optimism and the strength of relations” between Egypt and Greece.
This took place during a session of talks with the president of Greece within the official visit of the Egyptian president to Athens.
Al-Sisi emphasized that the fight against terrorism and extremism is not related to religions, adding that the matter must not become an offense to religions and the feelings of believers.
The president began his visit to Greece by meeting with the president of Greece, where he stressed to the Egyptian president that the relationship between Egypt and Greece was crowned last August, by signing an agreement to ensure common maritime borders between the two countries. , which is very important, but not only in the framework of the two countries, but in the region in some way. Public.
He explained that Turkish violations in the eastern Mediterranean region will be discussed, in addition to recent terrorist operations in other countries.
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From the official reception of the Egyptian president in Greece
From the official reception of the Egyptian president in Greece
From the official reception of the Egyptian president in Greece
On Wednesday, President El-Sisi will hold talks in Greece, to which he arrived last night on an official visit.
The Al Arabiya correspondent reported that an Egyptian, Greek and Cypriot meeting at the level of defense ministers is expected to be held in Athens on Friday.
Ambassador Bassam Radi, official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic of Egypt, said that the president’s visit to Greece is part of the enthusiasm of the two friendly countries for continuous consultations at the bilateral level, in addition to the tripartite level with Cyprus, as that the visit is expected to witness in-depth conversations between the president and the president. The Greek ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and a meeting with the President of the Republic, the President of Parliament and the Greek Minister of Energy and Environment, to discuss issues of bilateral relations and ways to develop and develop them, and review the prospects for cooperation in the field of energy, economic exchange and investment opportunities available in Egypt in light of important national projects throughout the republic.
The spokesperson added that it is also expected to discuss and exchange views on various regional and international issues of common interest, among which are developments in the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean region, as well as the fight against terrorism and ideology. extremist.
