President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi today received Mr. Níkos Dendias, Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic, in the presence of General Ashraf Salem Zaher, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defence and Military Production, General of General Staff Mohamed Adly Abdel Wahid Soliman, Head of the Armaments Authority of the Armed Forces, as well as, on the Greek side, Ambassador Nikolaos Papageorgiou, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Cairo, and Director of the Department of International Relations and Military Strategy of the General Staff of the National Defence.
The official spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic said that President Al-Sissi welcomed the Greek Minister of National Defence to Egypt, stressing the centrality of the strategic partnership relations between Egypt and Greece and affirming the importance of continuing efforts to develop them in various fields, including military and defence, in order to serve the interests of the two friendly peoples. The President also asked the Greek Minister to convey his greetings to the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriákos Mitsotákis.
HE also stressed the importance of tripartite cooperation between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, stressing that such cooperation was now a successful model of regional cooperation aimed at achieving peace, stability and common prosperity in the eastern Mediterranean region. In this regard, President Al-Sissi stressed the importance of continuing cooperation between the three countries in order to meet common challenges and achieve development in the three countries.
For his part, the Greek Minister of National Defence expressed his pride in visiting Egypt, while conveying to SE the greetings of the Greek Prime Minister, Mr Mitsotákis, stressing the Greek side’s esteem for the depth of historical and lasting relations between Egypt and Greece. He also stated that his country was committed to strengthening coordination with Egypt in order to meet common challenges. The Greek Minister of National Defence stressed the importance of continuing cooperation and coordination between the two countries in the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration, noting, in this regard, his country’s appreciation of the crucial role Egypt plays in ending illegal immigration.