Shortly after the visit of Kyriakou Mitsotakis in Cairo last January, the president of the neighboring country Abdel Fatah al -Sisi It will be in Athens this morning for the meeting of the Supreme Cooperation Council of the two countries.
The thickening of the Greek-Egyptian contacts demonstrates the strategic relationship on the Athens-Cairo axis, but also the consolidation Greece and Egypt as two stability pillars in a troubled area, in an environment of wider turmoil.
Mr al -Sisi will make his first stop at the Presidential Palace where he will meet with Kostas Tasoula Shortly before he left for his first trip outside Greece to Cyprus. And shortly after 11:15, the Egyptian president is expected to go from the Presidential to the adjacent Maximus Palace in order to discuss with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and his work will follow shortly afterwards. Supreme Council And finally the two leaders will give statements to the media. It should be noted, the recommendation of the Council was agreed by Mr Mitsotakis and Al Sisi at their meeting in March 2024.
Tightening of relationships and energy cooperation
ASS work and subsequent statements are expected to be a message of upgrade of already extremely close relationships in a strategic partnership. At the same time, cooperation and coordination at the political level (regular political consultation), commercial and investment relations, transport and infrastructure, connectivity, energy security (Greece -Egyptian interconnectic interconnection) will be strengthened and coordinated. These will also be the main axes of the joint statement of the two leaders.
The basic parameter of Mr. Mitsotakis and al -Sisi’s synagogue is the international law To address the challenges and to promote regional stability, in a context where the geopolitical landscape in the area is remodeled. At the meeting of the two leaders, the latest regional developments will be discussed at the two leaders Gauze, Syria and Libya.
Strategic approach
The exchange of views and the consultation between Greece and Egypt at the highest and ministerial level are now a given conquest, while In January, Trilateral Greece-Cyprus and Egypt had met in Egypt in Egypt. Mr Mitsotakis also visited Cairo in March 2024, as part of a joint visit with Commission President Ursula von der Laien and other European leaders to conclude the EU-Egypt Strategic and Corporate Relationship Agreement.
Greece was one of the countries that had pioneered the conclusion of this agreement, advocating to the importance of Egypt to Europe, with the look and role played by Cairo to halt migratory flows to European countries.
From the Greek side, the Foreign Minister will participate in today’s appointment. George Gerapetritis and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulouthe director of the Prime Minister’s diplomatic office Milton NikolaidisDirector of the Prime Minister’s International Strategic Planning and Communication Office Aristotelia and our ambassador to Cairo Nikos Papageorgiou.