Greek Community of Alexandria

Author: Νίκος Κάτσικας

  • Egypt is one of our closest friends and a strategic partner, Cyprus President says

    Egypt is one of our closest friends and a strategic partner, Cyprus President says

    “Egypt is one of our closest friends and a strategic partner” says the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, who spoke on Friday on the phone with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

    President Anastasiades wrote on Twitter that he had a constructive telephone conversation this morning with President al-Sisi. “During these challenging times, the need to stay in contact is even more important. Our security, stability & prosperity are interconnected” the President added. He concluded by saying that “Egypt is one of our closest friends and a strategic partner.”

     

     

     

     

  • Egypt, Greece discuss enhancing tourism cooperation amid pandemic

    Egypt, Greece discuss enhancing tourism cooperation amid pandemic

    Greece’s Tourism minister Harry Theoharis spoke with his Egyptian counterpart on Monday, where they discussed closer tourism collaboration in the post-pandemic era.

    Both Theoharis and Egyptian Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled El Anani, discussed precautionary measures for tourism, applying a bilateral agreement on strict checks on incoming tourists’ health, on the health of tourism sector employees, and on creating a shared tourist package for nationals of other countries.

     

    The Greek government has been keen to open the tourism sector given its significance to the country’s economy having announced the opening of borders and lifting of travel restrictions as of next month.

    Both countries agree initially over some measures to be followed after return of tourist movement to preserve tourists’, workers’ health

    They also discussed arranging joint tourism promotion programmes at all international tourism forums.

    Greece has previously announced its readiness to receive foreign tourism from some countries starting July.

    Last February, both ministers met to discuss activating the tripartite cooperation agreement between Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus signed in 2017 in the field of maritime tourism.

  • Al Sisi and Mitsotakis discussed about Libya, coronavirus and strengthening co-operation between the two countries with Cyprus

    Al Sisi and Mitsotakis discussed about Libya, coronavirus and strengthening co-operation between the two countries with Cyprus

    Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday where they discussed the latest developments in Libya as well as efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus and ease its medical, economic and social impacts.

    El-Sisi and Mitsotakis agreed on boosting cooperation in terms of fighting the coronavirus through exchanging know-how and upholding coordination between concerned bodies in the two friendly nations, according to presidency spokesman Bassam Radi.

    They took up means of boosting cooperation at all levels, whether bilaterally or within the framework of the trilateral cooperation mechanism grouping Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. In this respect, both sides agreed on resuming exchanged visits at the level of senior officials once the international aviation movement, which is disrupted by the pandemic, is back to normal.

    During the call, El-Sisi and Mitsotakis shared similar views with regards to their countries’ stances and interests in the Middle East region along with asserting the significance of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), which is considered as one of the key tools towards cementing cooperation among countries taking part in it in the domain of energy and gas, Radi said.

    The spokesman added that the phone call tackled the latest updates of the Libyan crisis, with both sides affirming their rejection of foreign interference that makes the issue more complicated and serves the interests of the foreign parties at the expense of Libyan people’s rights, will and interests.

    Such interference jeopardises not only the stability and security of Libya’s neighbouring countries, but also the European ones, El-Sisi and Mitsotakis said.

    Meanwhile, they called for unified international efforts to support a settlement to the Libyan crisis through supporting the UN bids in this regard along with putting into effect the outcomes of the Berlin summit on Libya, which took place in January 2020 in Germany.

    Source: MENA

     

     

     

     

  • Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II welcomed new Greek Ambassador to Egypt N. Garilidis

    Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II welcomed new Greek Ambassador to Egypt N. Garilidis

    Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa warmly welcomed the new Greek Ambassador to Egypt, Nikolaos Garilidis, on Saturday, September 21.

    The Patriarch received the new Greek ambassador at the seat of the Patriarchal Vicar of Cairo, the second headquarters of the Patriarchate. The Patriarch expressed his joy for the Greek ambassador, with whom he has been a close friend since 1988 when the latter was in Odessa.

    At the same time, he expressed his delight for receiving the Egyptian ambassador and distinguished diplomat, who comes from Port Said, is a fluent speaker of Arabic, and a graduate of the Ampeteios School of Cairo.

     

    At the official luncheon that followed, in the presence of the Patriarchal Vicar of Cairo, Metropolitan Nicodemus of Memphis, the Primate of the Church of Alexandria had the opportunity to inform the new Greek ambassador about the renovation work of the Church of Saints Konstantinos and Eleni in Cairo. The consecration service will take place on September 27-28. He also informed the Greek ambassador about all renovation projects being carried out by the Patriarchate of Alexandria in Suez, Alexandria and elsewhere.

    Finally, Nikolaos Garilidis briefed the Patriarch of Alexandria on the forthcoming visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt in October to participate in the 7th Tripartite Summit of the Leaders of Greece-Cyprus-Egypt, along with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis.

    Source: ANA-MPA