Sakellaropoulou Grants Sisi Highest Award of Greece

The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, has awarded Wednesday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi the highest and oldest medal in Greece, according to Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.

The Medal for Gallantry is the highest military award of Greece. It was instituted in 1974. The Cross of Valour is the second highest (and until 1974 the highest) military decoration of the Greek state, awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished leadership on the field of battle.

“President Sisi awarded his Greece counterpart the Order of the Nile, dubbed as Kiladat El Nil,” Rady said.

“President Sisi met today, Wednesday, with Greek President Katrina Sakellaropoulou, within the framework of his official visit to Greece,” he added.

An official reception ceremony was held, the honor guard was displayed, and the national anthems were played.

The Egyptian Spokesman stated that Sisi held extensive discussions with the Greek President, in the presence of the delegations of the two countries.

Sisi expressed Egypt's aspiration to deepen and strengthen bilateral relations, especially at the economic and commercial levels, by maximizing the volume of Greek investments in Egypt.

“The President invited his Greek counterpart to visit Egypt,” Rady noted.

Moreover, Sakellaropoulou expressed Greece’s sincere appreciation for Egypt's stances in support of Athens’s issues at various levels.

Rady noted that the meeting dealt with a number of regional issues of common concern, especially combating illegal immigration and terrorism, achieving interfaith coexistence and supporting peaceful solutions to the existing crises in the region.

“Views were also exchanged regarding combating terrorism and extremist ideology, as Sisi reviewed Egypt's efforts in this regard over the past years,” he manifested.

The two leaders agreed to intensify the exchange of experiences and information between the two countries to face the challenges posed by this cross-border phenomenon.