The meetings and contacts of Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides in Cairo were concluded today, Thursday, May 26, in the framework of his working visit to Egypt.
During his three-day stay in the Egyptian capital, Mr. During his three-day stay in the Egyptian capital, Mr. Kasoulides met privately with his Egyptian counterpart, Mr. Sameh Shoukry, while the two Ministers held extended talks in the presence of official delegations of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and Egypt. Contacts focused, inter alia, on bilateral relations and the examination of practical ways to deepen them in a wide range of sectors including the economy, tourism and energy, trilateral cooperation mechanisms, the Cyprus problem, energy issues, EU-Egypt relations and other current regional and international issues of common interest.
Through a fruitful and productive dialogue, the strategic relations between Cyprus and Egypt and the role that both can play in creating conditions of security and stability in the geographic basin of the Eastern Mediterranean were confirmed. Mr Kasoulides highlighted Egypt's role in managing security challenges in the region, as well as the need to strengthen EU-Egypt relations. In addition, the two Ministers agreed to strengthen existing cooperation, in light of the new facts created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in order to address the food and energy crisis and the need to find alternative energy sources and corridors. To this end, the importance and potential of the Eastern Mediterranean as a hub for the supply and transmission of electricity, natural gas and green hydrogen was confirmed.
Mr. Kasoulides briefed his Egyptian counterpart on how our side perceives the next steps in the Cyprus problem, including initiatives to create mobility and regain the climate of trust between the two communities. In addition, he briefed on the recent illegal actions on part of the coastal front of the closed area of Varosha.
During his stay in Cairo, Mr. Kasoulides was received by the Secretary General of the Arab League, Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and met with the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II. Finally, he attended a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt in Cairo, Mr Homer Mavrommatis, with the participation of officials of the Egyptian Government and Parliament, as well as other diplomatic officials. Mr. Kasoulides also gave an interview to local media representatives.
The Foreign Minister returns to Cyprus tonight.
(MGS)
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