Relations between Greece and Egypt serve as a “model for stability and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in the Egyptian city of El Alamein following an informal trilateral meeting with the presidents of Egypt and Cyprus.
“We had the opportunity to discuss in detail all the major geopolitical challenges and to make a comprehensive overview of our bilateral relations, but also of regional developments,” Mitsotakis said in a statement after the meeting.
Mitsotakis, who also had a personal meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said Egypt and Greece were “united by our commitment to international law and especially to the law of the sea, having proven in practice that the delimitation of maritime zones can be achieved through dialogue.”
The partial agreement with Egypt on the delimitation of their exclusive economic zones, he said, “proved that when there is political will and commitment to international legitimacy, we can achieve mutually beneficial convergences while strengthening stability in the region.”
“This was, is and will be our overall approach in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean,” Mitsotakis said, emphasizing that “Greece does not threaten anyone.”
