President Abdel Fattah El Sisi gave a speech on Monday during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following bilateral talks in Cairo.
"I am pleased to welcome you today as an honorable guest during your official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt, which comes within the framework of our continuous keenness to exchange visions and viewpoints on ways to develop and deepen aspects of bilateral cooperation between our two friendly countries in various fields, as well as consultation on regional and international issues of mutual interest," Sisi said.
He added: “There are deep friendly relations between Greece and Egypt and the first contacts between the two peoples took place 3,000 years ago. Cooperation at the economic and military level has intensified in recent years, either bilaterally or multilaterally, together with Cyprus."
“Mr. Mitsotakis and I examined several aspects of our relationship from economic exchanges to tourism cooperation. We also exchanged views on regional developments. I stressed the need to respect international law and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states in the wider region. I stressed the need to strengthen the tripartite mechanism between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt."
The Egyptian president also noted that "On the Palestinian issue, I referred to the Egyptian initiative to rebuild Gaza. For Libya, I affirm the need for an electoral process at the end of the year and the withdrawal of foreign troops."
"The Greek Prime Minister also was noted about the outcome of the tripartite negotiations on the “Renaissance Dam” file, stressing the importance of quickly reaching a binding legal agreement to fill and operate the Ethiopian “Renaissance Dam”, and the need for the international community to play a serious role in this file in order to preserve the stability of the region," Sisi added.
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