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  • Heads of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece to meet in December presidential summit

    Heads of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece to meet in December presidential summit

    Ελλάδα-Αίγυπτος-ΚύπροςThe presidents of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece will meet on 9 December in a tripartite summit in Athens to discuss steps to strengthen ties between the three countries, Cyprus government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides stated.

    This is the third meeting between the three countries this year, with the two prior meetings taking place in Egypt and Cyprus and involving discussions on ways to combat terrorism, economic projects as well as the global refugee crisis.

    Earlier this month, Egypt’s Defence Minister Sedky Sobhi visited Cyprus in an invitation by his Cypriot counterpart to discuss a number of strategic matters.

    Last May, Egyptian, Greek and Cypriot naval forces conducted a joint practice drill in the Mediterranean, followed by joint Egyptian-Greek air force exercises.

    (http://english.ahram.org.eg)

  • 3rd Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek Summit to Be Held in Athens in Dec.

    3rd Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek Summit to Be Held in Athens in Dec.

    Γενικά νέαThe Third Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek Summit will be held in Athens next month, a senior Cypriot official said. During a meeting with an Egyptian press team on Wednesday, 18/11/2015 Ambassador Leonidas Pantelides, the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department, said the first summit was held in Cairo and the second in Nicosia.

    He lauded the depth of Cypriot-Egyptian ties which he described as “excellent”, especially at the political and economic levels. Pantelides said Egypt and Cyprus are two “neighboring and friendly states.” Cyprus highly appreciates the role played by Egypt in the region, especially in backing the peace process. Pantelides added that without Egypt’s support for the Middle East peace process, there would be no Palestinian-Israeli negotiation. He noted that his country is coordinating efforts with Egypt concerning Middle East issues of mutual concern, underlining the importance of backing a political solution in Syria.

    The ambassador said Cyprus backs the Egyptian authority under Abdel Fattah El Sisi. He noted that Cyprus works on encouraging more Egypt-EU dialogue. Pantelides underlined that the dialogue between the EU and Egypt is extremely important. He stressed that Egypt’s stability is very important, noting that all countries must have realized this in the aftermath of terror attacks worldwide. Pantelides noted that Egypt and Cyprus cooperate in the field of combating terror which became an international phenomenon. Meanwhile, he called for an Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek cooperation in the tourism domain, including organizing a tourist package for the three states.

    (http://allafrica.com)

  • Egypt Wins Seat on UN Security Council

    Egypt Wins Seat on UN Security Council

    ΟΗΕEgypt officially locked a two-year, non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council after 179 of the 193 UN member states voted in favor of its membership on Thursday.

    Egypt was vying for one of two seats allotted to the Africa Group, while Senegal won the second seat with 187 votes in its favor. Ukraine, Uruguay and Japan also secured the three other available seats on the Council, representing the Eastern European, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Asia-Pacific regions, respectively.

    Although the five countries were running without opposition for the five available seats, UN protocol dictates that each candidate must secure “yes” votes from at least two thirds of the present member states in a General Assembly plenary session.

    Egypt, which enjoyed regional support for its bid, was virtually guaranteed the seat but officials and representatives campaigned heavily in the lead-up to the vote. On Tuesday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attended the Security Council session reviewing resolution 1325 on women and peace and security, where he spoke of Egypt’s past efforts and future plans to abide by the resolution.

    “Women are among those most vulnerable to terrorism. We will work to give priority to this issue during our upcoming UNSC membership,” Shoukry said at the session.

    On Tuesday evening, Egypt’s permanent mission to the United Nations hosted 500 guests, including all UN ambassadors and their spouses, at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. The gala was in honor of Egypt’s candidacy to the UN Security Council.

    Egypt will hold the seat from January 1, 2016 until December 31, 2017. It was last a member of the UN Security Council from 1996.

    http://egyptianstreets.com

  • Greek-Cyprus-Egypt FMs work to tighten bonds

    Greek-Cyprus-Egypt FMs work to tighten bonds

    Γενικά νέαForeign ministers from Greece, Cyprus and Egypt held a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

    Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said that amongst issues discussed was the tripartite meeting to be held in Athens. During the event, Kotzias extended an invitation to both Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukrik and Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kassoulides to visit Athens on October 18-20 for the conference on the protection of populations of the Middle East.

    “We care for the welfare of our people, the stability and stabilization of the region, the fight against extremism, protecting the communities existing throughout the Middle East, both cultural and religious ones,” said Kotzias.

    On his part, Kassoulides said, “We had a substantial discussion on issues concerning our region, the relations of Egypt with the EU, the issue of Syria, terrorism and refugees. We also discussed the situation in Libya.”

    Shukrik said that they discussed political, economic and social issues, relating to the tightening their countries’ bonds while addressing the challenges related to conflicts in the region.

    (en.protothema.gr)