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· Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis co-chaired recently an expanded talks session at the cabinet premises in Cairo
· Madbouli voiced appreciation of Greece’s support for Egypt at the European Union and said that Cairo was looking forward to Greece’s continued support while working for furthering cooperation ties, especially in energy projects, power interconnection through the Greek island of Crete, and exporting Egypt’s surplus gas to Europe
· Skrekas touched upon his government plan to embrace natural gas and renewable sources of energy, asserting his country’s keen interest in furthering mutual cooperation in this domain.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis co-chaired recently an expanded talks session at the
cabinet premises in Cairo. The meeting was attended by the ministers of electricity, petroleum and environment and Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Badr Abdel Aati. Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Kostas Skrekas was also thereat the meeting. The Greek prime minister was on his first officialvisit to Egypt.
Madbouli voiced appreciation of Greece’s support for Egypt at the European Union and said that Cairo was looking forward to Greece’s continued support while working for furthering cooperation ties, especially in energy projects, power interconnection through the Greek island of Crete, and exporting Egypt’s surplus gas to Europe.
The premier also stressed that he is closely following up with relevant ministers joint cooperation plans and proposals within the framework of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EastMed). Madbouli also highlighted the government’s efforts to create a safe and secure environment for visitors with a view to resuming inbound tourism, urging the Greek officials to work for boosting tourism cooperationbetween both countries.
Meanwhile, the Greek premier shed light on his country’s successful experience in handling the coronavirus pandemic, citing a recent decision taken by his government to start issuing a European COVID-19 travel certificate that has been created by the EU in a bid to restore the freedom of travel.
Lauding the robust ties between both nations, Skrekas noted that he was keen on having the minister of environment, energy and climate Change among his accompanying delegation to explore cooperation opportunities. He also touched upon his government plan to embrace natural gas and renewable sources of energy, asserting his country’s keen interest in furthering mutual cooperation in this domain.
