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Greek president promises greater cooperation with Egypt

Greek 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

December 14, 2015
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt to speed up talks over sea boundaries

Greece, 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

December 14, 2015
Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Greece 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

December 2, 2015
Greece re-elected to IMO Council for 2016-2017

In 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)

December 2, 2015
7th Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum

For the 17th year, a major international Forum on Investing in Greece is taking place in New York City on Monday, December 14th, 2015 organized in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange and major global banks.

We invite you to join the Forum – institutional investors can also request 1×1 meetings with government officials and company management.

There is no charge to attend for qualified attendees. Registration is by Invitation Only.

THE FORUM FEATURES:

Four Greek Government Ministers,

Eight global investment banks, (Senior executives from: Citi, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Mizuho, UBS)

Senior representatives from the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Stability Mechanism,

Top US investors including Paulson & Co, WL Ross & Co, York Capital, Calamos Investments,

Corporate CEOs from Greece and the United States including senior executives from the three Greek Banks

There are several panel discussions focusing on the developments and outlook of the Greek Economy and business and investment opportunities in the country. Greece has been going through a time of unprecedented difficulty and change, as the country restructures its economy and strives to embark on a period of renewed growth and stability. A lot of progress has been achieved, but there are still significant challenges ahead. Developments in Greece have far reaching implications for the European Union and the global economy.

To register please click on the link below:

http://forums.capitallink.com/greece/2015/

December 2, 2015
Heads of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece to meet in December presidential summit

The 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)

November 23, 2015
3rd Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek Summit to Be Held in Athens in Dec.

The 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)

November 20, 2015
22 ancient shipwrecks discovered around one Greek island chain of Fourni

Marine archaeologists have made a “once in a lifetime discovery” after finding 22 ancient shipwrecks near the same Greek archipelago. The Greek and British expedition crew uncovered the wrecks, which date back as far as 700BC, around the archipelago of Fourni, which is in the middle of an ancient trade route between Greece, Egypt and Cyprus. Archeologists now believe there could be up to 40 shipwrecks in an area of just 17 square miles.

The Greek director of the expedition, George Koutsouflakis said: “In a typical survey we locate four or five shipwrecks per season in the best cases. “We expected a successful season, but no one was prepared for this. Shipwrecks were found literally everywhere.” The majority of the wrecks date from between 700BC to 600AD but one was found to have sunk in the 16th century. Fourni is a collection of 13 islands between the islands of Samos and Icaria and was an important staging post in the long distance trading routes between the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, Cyprus, the Levant – roughly comprised of modern day Lebanon, Israel and Jordan – and Egypt.

It is the first time the seabed around the islands has been surveyed in the expedition, which was paid for British archaeological charity the Hope Frost Foundation. The discovery now makes up 12 per cent of the known shipwrecks found in Greece and the expedition’s British director Peter Campbell believes it is unlikely to be repeated. He told the Washington Post: “I don’t think I’ll ever get the chance again to come upon 22 shipwrecks in a single season. “It’s really a once in a lifetime discovery.

(http://www.independent.co.uk)

November 13, 2015
“Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence In the Middle East”

On the initiative of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, an International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East” is being held in Athens from 18 to 20 October 2015.

The International Conference is being convened in the shadow of the dramatic developments and ongoing conflicts in various regions of the Middle East; developments and conflicts causing misfortune and serious repercussions for local communities. The Conference will focus on a consideration of all the dimensions and aspects of this critical issue, and on elaboration of the best ways to protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of the various religious and cultural communities in the Middle East region, with a view to promoting peaceful coexistence in conditions of dignity and mutual understanding.

The conference will provide an opportunity for the opening of an in-depth and comprehensive dialogue among all of the regional and international actors, with particular emphasis on the humanitarian crisis being suffered by the populations of regions of the Middle East, through the prism of the panhuman values of protection of human life, tolerance, pluralism, peaceful coexistence, multiculturalism and multi-religiosity.

Inspired by these values and maintaining historical and traditionally excellent ties with the countries and peoples of the region, Greece wants to provide its good offices and mediation towards finding beneficial solutions to the problems being faced by the cultural and religious communities of the region, especially at this critical time.

Among those who have been invited to the Athens International Conference are Patriarchs and heads of Christian Churches of the region, religious leaders and figures of the Muslim and Jewish World, as well as distinguished representatives of international politics, the academic community and civil society.

See: (http://www.mfa.gr)

October 5, 2015
Greek-Cyprus-Egypt FMs work to tighten bonds

Foreign 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)

September 30, 2015