Leaders of Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus strengthen ties at trilateral summit: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met yesterday with Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the tenth trilateral summit between Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece, with the two leaders discussing economic cooperation and regional political developments, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The summit highlighted the deep historical ties between the three countries (watch, runtime: 18:35).

Expanding Egyptian-Greek energy cooperation was high on the agenda: El Sisi and his Greek counterpart discussed the two sides’ joint economic projects, including the 3-GW Greece-Egypt Interconnector (GREGY) led by Greek contractor Copelouzos Group and expanding regional energy cooperation through the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Cyprus and the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.

Is Cypriot gas heading our way soon? In his comments at the summit, El Sisi noted that Egypt is looking forward to receiving Cypriot gas at its LNG facilities for liquefaction and re-export to Europe — statements that follow murmurs of interest in such an energy corridor in August.

The two leaders also discussed regional issues, with both calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and and stressing the need for stability in Lebanon. They also exchanged views on Syria, Libya, and Sudan, emphasizing the importance of securing peace and stability while protecting territorial integrity.

Seven MoUs were inked during the summit, focusing on strengthening ties in economy, energy, and education, the State Information Service reports. Bilateral MoUs between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides included initiatives on ICT knowledge exchange, aquaculture development, higher education collaboration, women’s empowerment in tourism, and nuclear accident early warning systems. Meanwhile, trilateral agreements covered water management, investment promotion, healthcare, ICT, and port development, the Greek Prime Minister’s Office reports.

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