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  • Greek president promises greater cooperation with Egypt

    Greek president promises greater cooperation with Egypt

    ΠαυλόπουλοςGreek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos promised stronger cooperation with Egypt, while hailing the North African country’s efforts to ensure stability in the Middle East.

    In an interview published by Ahram Arabic news website on Wednesday, Pavlopoulos outlined his talks with Egyptian President El-Sisi, who is currently on a three-day visit to Athens. Pavlopoulos said the talks have been focused on cooperation between Egypt and Greece in geostrategic, security, and economic sectors.

    Read more at: english.ahram.org.eg

  • Greece, Cyprus, Egypt to speed up talks over sea boundaries

    Greece, Cyprus, Egypt to speed up talks over sea boundaries

    Ελλάδα-Αίγυπτος-ΚύπροςGreece, Egypt and Cyprus agreed on Wednesday to speed up talks to demarcate sea boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean as part of efforts to turn the region into an offshore natural gas hub.

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades met in Athens to discuss how they could take advantage of gas reserves especially after Egypt this year discovered the biggest offshore gas field in the Mediterranean.

    Read more at: www.reuters.com

     

  • Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics

    Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics

    Ελληνική ΣημαίαGreece is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece will enter first, leading the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.

    More information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics

  • Greece re-elected to IMO Council for 2016-2017

    Greece re-elected to IMO Council for 2016-2017

    Λογότυπο ΕλλάδαςIn the elections held during the 29th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday, 27 November 2015, in London, Greece was re-elected to the IMO Council for 2016-2017, in category A; that is, the ten member states with the largest merchant fleets.

    Greece’s re-election to the IMO Council is a very positive development that reaffirms Greece’s pivotal role in global shipping issues, reflects its active presence, for decades now, in the global shipping sector, and is very important for the promotion of the interests of Greek shipping internationally.

    (http://www.mfa.gr)