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The talks centered on ways to chart a course of deeper bilateral cooperation across various fields, with particular emphasis on economic spheres. President El-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis confirmed the crucial need to forge closer cooperation within the framework of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) and to work toward implementing the electricity interconnection project between the two countries.
They also concurred on the importance of enhancing collaboration in the areas of migration and seasonal labor recruitment, and to expand the scope of bilateral cooperation to encompass all domains of mutual interest.
The discussions also covered regional developments, primarily the situation in Palestine. President El-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis emphasized the urgent need to establish a ceasefire and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid and relief into the Gaza Strip.
They reiterated the vital importance of enforcing the implementation of the two-state solution, while confirming the necessity to solidify the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and ensure the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701.
President El-Sisi and the Greek Prime Minister unequivocally stressed the indispensable need to prevent an escalation of tensions within the region, and to cultivate an environment of calm and stability.
Additionally, the two sides exchanged visions on the situations in Syria, Libya and Sudan. They underlined the vital significance of safeguarding the security, stability, unity and territorial integrity of these countries, while asserting the critical need to initiate a comprehensive political process conducive to achieving the desired state of peace and stability so as to protect the resources of these countries and their peoples.
President Sisi witnesses the signing of 7 memorandums of understanding between Egypt and Cyprus in a number of fields
Egypt Daily News – Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, his Cypriot counterpart, and the Greek Prime Minister witnessed the signing of 7 memorandums of understanding between Egypt and Cyprus, on the sidelines of the tripartite Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek summit held in Cairo.
These memorandums included cooperation in the fields of higher education, scientific research, education, and information and communications technology. Empowering women in the tourism sector and supporting women in the Women’s Complaints Office, aquaculture development, water resources management, early warning in nuclear accidents and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety.
The memorandums of understanding were signed by Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty and his Cypriot counterpart, Konstantinos Koumpos.
