His representative Foreign MinistryLana Zochiou, said that her verbal diarrhea Egypt which leaked today about the Greek maritime spatial planning is identified with the map published by Greece.
At the same time, the Greek Foreign Ministry notes that on this map and sections In which there has been no bilateral delineation, the potential limits are mentioned, according to the midline, something that the Greek Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis in his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelati, at their present meeting.
In detail the response of the Foreign Minister’s spokesman: “The verbal decline of the Arab Republic of Egypt on July 8, 2025, which leaked today during the visit of the Egyptian Foreign Minister to Athens, refers to the maritime spatial planning published and reflected for the first time on a map of Greece on 16.04.2025.
It is an expected reaction of a neighboring state, through a usual diplomatic correspondence, pending marine zones, such as Egypt.
This is also explicitly stated on the map that 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.
The latter has confirmed, as it is explicitly stated in the decoration, that Egypt’s will, it is for these issues to be the subject of cooperation and consultation in the context of the two countries’ excellent relations and with the aim of further strengthening them.
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. “