Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis highlighted the importance of the strategic relationship between Greece and Egypt in the greater Eastern Mediterranean region, with a focus on the agreement for the delimitation of the two countries’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEC), in an interview on Al Jazeera TV, ANA reports.
The interview took place during the Greek minister’s visit to El Alamein to meet with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, in the context of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to Egypt.
Speaking of Greek-Turkish relations, the Greek FM said that the two countries are in a process of rapprochement, and resetting “a more sincere and frank relationship with Türkiye.”
Gerapetritis said that he and his Turkish counterpart, FM Hakan Fidan, have developed a channel of communication. “What we want to do is actually try to promote a positive agenda with issues of common interest such as trade, economy, civil protection, tourism, overall development of the two countries, and then work on our relations,” he explained. “As you probably know, we do have a major dispute, which is the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf. The position of Greece is that International Law must be respected and especially the Law of the Sea. We are considering referring this dispute to the International Court of Justice in the Hague.” He added that Greece is “relatively hopeful that given the tranquillity in the Aegean over the last few months we will be able to further develop our political dialogue.”
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