Greece on Wednesday handed over to Egyptian authorities a group of terracotta statuettes believed to come from Egypt that were discovered in an Athens skip eight years ago and handed over to archaeologists at the country’s biggest museum.
With a strong emphasis on respect for international law and the sovereign rights of states over their natural resources, the Ministerial Meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), held in Washington under the Greek presidency, reaffirmed the participants’ commitment to advancing a different model of cooperation for the future of the Eastern Mediterranean.
A trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday by the electricity transmission operators of Greece and Egypt (ADMIE and EETC), as well as the agency promoting the power linking of both countries, ELICA.
The energy cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt for the development of the “Cronos” natural gas field is moving to the next phase, with the completion of significant technical and commercial agreements expected in the coming weeks.
A Greek diplomatic delegation led by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is in Cairo on Wednesday for talks concerning the status of the Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis held successive meetings with the Ambassadors of Egypt and Qatar to discuss ways to enhance tourism cooperation between Cyprus and the two countries, according to a press release from the Deputy Ministry.
The President of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, is paying an official visit to Egypt from Sunday February 23 until February 26, following an invitation by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hanafi Jebali, with whom she will sign an updated Memorandum of Cooperation between the two parliaments.
The progress and strategic importance of the Greece-Egypt electricity interconnection project (GREGY Interconnection) was presented by the vice president of the Copelouzos Group, Thomas Achimastos, at the Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES) 2025 conference, which was held in Cairo this week.
The EU is set to seal a highly sensitive and strategic deal worth up to €8 billion with Egypt on Sunday (17 March), continuing its strategy of investing in the countries of origin or transit of migration flows.
Greek humanitarian aid arrived at Egypt’s El Arish airport, with final destination the Gaza Strip.
