On fifth Greece visit, Egypt’s Sisi and Mitsotakis advance energy projects: What to know
The new partnership agreement appears to further cement the two nations' growing ties even as migration challenges persist.
Greece and Egypt signed a strategic partnership deal on Wednesday as migration flows challenge stability in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the two countries look to shore up investment for a massive renewable energy project.
What happened: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who arrived in Athens on Wednesday morning for his fifth visit to the country, met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the inaugural meeting of the Greece-Egypt High-Level Cooperation Council, a joint body established in 2024.
The meeting saw the participation of Greece's deputy minister of foreign affairs, Tasos Hadjivassiliou, and Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos. From the Egyptian side, Minister of Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Minister of Investment and International Trade Hassan el-Khatib attended.
Με την κοινή Διακήρυξη για τη Στρατηγική Εταιρική Σχέση που υπογράψαμε, επιβεβαιώνουμε έμπρακτα την κοινή βούληση να αναβαθμίσουμε ακόμα περισσότερο τη στενή συνεργασία μας. pic.twitter.com/9m37JKezJH
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The agreement, signed by Mitsotakis and Sisi at Athens' Maximos Mansion, aims to formalize growing political, economic and energy coordination between the two countries. The partnership “ushers a new phase of close cooperation at all levels,” Sisi said at a press conference following the meeting.
