Ashraf AboArafe
Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesman and Director of the Public Diplomacy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, will go on Sunday morning, May 19, 2024, to the Greek capital, Athens, on a bilateral visit aimed at following up and strengthening the course of bilateral relations between the two countries and consulting on a number of issues. Regional and international.
Ambassador Abu Zeid explained that the visit comes within the framework of emphasizing the strategic nature of relations between Egypt and Greece, and the mutual keenness to strengthen this distinguished and close relationship, which has developed and been increasingly consolidated in recent years. The visit also aims to consult and coordinate positions on a number of regional and international developments, most notably efforts to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman added that Minister Sameh Shoukry will hold a number of important meetings during his visit, most notably the meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister, Georgios Gerapetritis, where the two sides will hold an expanded discussion session to follow up on the implementation and strengthening of bilateral cooperation programs, and coordination between the two countries in various fields, in addition to Continue political consultation on issues of common concern, especially with regard to developments in the situation in the Middle East region.
The official spokesman added that Minister Shoukry is also scheduled to meet with Mr. Dimitri Kobelouzis, President of the Greek Kobelouzis Electricity Companies Union, within the framework of following up on the progress made in implementing the electrical interconnection project between Egypt and Greece, in addition to holding some press and dialogue meetings with the Greek media.
