President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Tuesday Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at El Alamein International Airport upon his arrival in Egypt.
President Sisi welcomed the Greek premier’s visit, and stressed Egypt’s pride in the historic ties between the two nations, as well as its keenness to promote cooperation across various fields, to serve the common interests of the two friendly peoples and further boost the existing strategic partnership between Cairo and Athens, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said.
The Greek prime minister praised the generous hospitality and warm reception. He voiced his country’s appreciation for its longstanding relations with Egypt.
He also commended Egypt for hosting the summit meeting under the trilateral co-operation mechanism, bringing together Egypt, Greece and Cyprus.
He also affirmed Greece’s keenness to strengthen bilateral co-operation with Egypt, as well as co-operation within the trilateral mechanism, highlighting the importance of joint co-ordination on various issues of mutual interest.
The talks between President Sisi and Prime Minister Mitsotakis touched on developments in co-operation on the electricity interconnection project between the two countries as a strategic step towards enhancing energy security, Spokesman El-Shennawy said.
The two sides also discussed co-operation in tourism, transport, labour and migration, telecommunications and IT, artificial intelligence applications and entrepreneurship. They also stressed the importance of boosting trade and investment relations.
In addition, the talks addressed regional and international developments, with both sides stressing the need to de-escalate tensions and continue co-ordination to restore stability. In this context, President Sisi reviewed Egypt’s efforts to preserve regional peace and stability, which the Greek prime minister praised.
Mitsotakis also expressed appreciation for the existing co-operation between Egypt and Greece in addressing irregular migration and combating terrorism.
The two sides also discussed the situations in Libya, Syria and Lebanon, and stressed the need to preserve freedom of navigation in international waterways, El-Shennawy said.
President Sisi and Prime Minister Mitsotakis also addressed developments pertaining to the Palestinian cause, and stressed the importance of maintaining the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
The Greek prime minister praised Egypt’s efforts in this regard.
President Sisi affirmed that establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, is the only path towards ensuring lasting peace and stability in the region, the presidency spokesman noted.
