“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.”
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.
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.
The Alexandrian Church’s position on modern forms of slavery and on the struggle of refugees -migrants for a better life, dealing with the issue of sorcery in the African countries, applications of modern technology on the African continent today, the clergy fund, as well as ecological issues and the use of the media in the missionary work, are the most important topics to be addressed by the proceedings of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, which meets in Alexandria, from October 7 to October 10, chaired by the Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa.
The highlight of the meeting will be the celebration of the Patriarchal and Synodical Divine Liturgy, attended by all the priests of the Throne, and in the presence of Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian officials, at the Monastery of St. Savvas in Alexandria, on October 9, in the same place where exactly 15 years ago, the Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore of Zimbabwe, was unanimously elected.
In total, nine presentations, the activities of the local Metropolises of the African continent, as well as issues that may be of concern to the provinces of the Alexandrian Church will be presented during the meeting by the metropolitans and bishops of the Alexandrian Church.
