A trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt took place on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, in New York, on Tuesday. During the meeting, the FMs stressed the need to strengthen cooperation between the three countries in order to ensure security and stability in the East Mediterranean region.
The meeting occurred in the aftermath of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to Turkey in early September, sending a strong message of reaffirming Cairo’s strategic relationship with Athens, as well as its commitment to the Greece-Cyprus-Egypt cooperation framework.
The three ministers touched upon economic matters and discussed energy, trade, tourism, and the closer cooperation between diaspora communities and parliamentary representatives.
Furthermore, the participants also discussed the organization of the next trilateral summit of the three countries, to be held in Egypt by the end of this year.
It should be noted that a bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Greece and Egypt preceded the trilateral, during which the strategic relationship between Athens and Cairo was reaffirmed.
The two parties discussed the establishment of the Greece-Egypt High Cooperation Council, scheduled to take place before the end of 2024. It was also emphasized that Egypt’s relations with Turkey do not affect the ties between Greece and Egypt.
According to inside sources, the Greece-Egypt electricity interconnection cable, known as the GREGY project, was also mentioned during the bilateral meeting.
The same sources further highlighted that the ministers also touched upon the EU-Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership, indicating that Cairo requested Athens’ assistance in advancing the agreed measures, particularly concerning the 7.4 billion euro economic package agreed between the EU and Egypt.
