Greek FM visits Egypt in lead-up to Saudi Arabia visit
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias found its way to Egypt on Sunday throughout a tour before a visit to Saudi Arabia. It comes within the framework of a diplomatic move by Athens against the background of the problem in Libya and tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
Dendias tweeted on Saturday: "Yesterday I was in Cyprus to take part in the quartet ending up in Emirates, Israel and Cyprus, and I'll go tomorrow to Cairo, and on Tuesday to Saudi Arabia, while I'll participate on Monday in the European Council meeting."
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias on his arrival in Cairo. They handled the bilateral ties between the countries and ways of enhancing them, in addition to the trilateral cooperation between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, and regional and international issues of common concern.
Last February, foreign ministers participating in the "Friendship Forum" in Athens, including Egypt, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Greece and Cyprus, in the absence of Jordan, stressed the importance of stability in the centre East and the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Participants said that "discussion of confronting provocative acts and violations in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean happened."
Saudi Arabia and Greece completed a joint air exercise, "Eye of the Falcon 1," in Crete, with the purpose of refining and developing the skills of the air crew and technical division, and raising the combat readiness of their air forces. This is in addition to exchanging military expertise in the implementation and planning of air operations.
