“Egypt’s willingness is for these issues to be the subject of cooperation and consultation in the context of the excellent relations of the two countries”
“Expected” characterized the State Department her reaction Egyptwhich delivered a verbal decoration to the Greek Embassy in Cairo on July 8th on Greek Marine spatial planningsince “the demarcation of marine zones” is pending.
In her statement, the representative of the Foreign Ministry. Lana Zochiou emphasized that “the verbal diagnosis of the Arab Republic of Egypt on July 8, 2025, which leaked today (ed. Wednesday) during the visit of the Egyptian Foreign Minister to Athens, refers to the maritime spatial planning of Greece, and the first planning of Greece.”
“This is an expected reaction of a neighboring state, through ordinary diplomatic correspondence, which is pending marine zones, such as Egypt. This is also explicitly referred to the map, that is, the sections, in which there has been no bilateral delineation, refer to potential limits, according to the midline. This was also mentioned by the Greek Foreign Minister in his Egyptian counterpart during their meeting today, ”said Zochiou.
At the same time, he pointed out that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry “confirmed, as it is explicitly referred to in the renovation, that Egypt’s will is that these issues are subject to cooperation and consultation in the context of the excellent relations of the two countries and with the aim of further reinforcing them. “ and ended up:
“The two sides praised the EEZ demarcation agreement, which was signed just 5 years ago and reiterated their commitment to UNCLOS for their future cooperation.”