Greece: We stand with Athena against any provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed that Egypt stands with Greece against any provocative operations in the eastern Mediterranean or linked to its maritime borders. During a summit with the President of Greece, Katrina Saklaropoulou, Sisi said that relations with Greece are progressing significantly, noting that the signing of the maritime border demarcation agreement reflects the size of the understanding and the strength of relations between the two countries. The Egyptian President stressed that combating terrorism and extremism is not linked to religions, but is a form of ideological perversion that we all suffer from and that this matter does not turn into an offense to religions and to the feelings of believer.

In a joint press conference with President El-Sisi, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Greece and Egypt are looking forward to a more assertive US intervention in the eastern Mediterranean in the mandate of President-elect Joe Biden. Mitsotakis added that Egypt is a stabilizing factor in the region expressing his gratitude that Egypt stood by Cyprus in its crisis with Turkey.