Egypt, Greece and Cyprus decided to increase their cooperation on electricity and gas. They also want to help reduce the tensions in conflicts in the Middle East. This happened during a meeting between the leaders of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. The meeting took place in New Alamein on Tuesday. The presidents of Egypt and Cyprus and the prime minister of Greece were all there. Eastern Mediterranean Energy Summit
The meeting in New Alamein was one of talks between the three countries. These talks are meant to help keep the region stable and to bring the three countries economically.
The three leaders had created a plan for working in Cairo in November 2014. They thought this plan was an example for other similar efforts. They approved this plan in the statement from their discussion to make their teamwork official the three countries have agreed to create a secretariat. This secretariat will be in Nicosia.
Energy topped the agenda. Sisi told a joint press conference that the sector remains central to the three-way relationship, with the leaders pledging to accelerate the GREGY electricity interconnector linking Egypt and Greece as a bridge between the Eastern Mediterranean and European power markets.
They also called for faster progress on channeling Cypriot natural gas through Egyptian liquefaction facilities for export to Europe, calling the project essential to regional and continental energy security.
Talks extended beyond energy into trade and investment, with Sisi pointing to opportunities in Egyptian IT, tourism, industry, health, education and construction sectors. The three sides also agreed to broaden legal labor migration channels for Egyptians seeking work in Greece and Cyprus under existing bilateral arrangements.
On regional security, the leaders reaffirmed support for a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital, and voiced alarm over Gaza’s humanitarian conditions, calling for unrestricted aid access and backing the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire plan alongside UN Resolution 2803.
They also urged Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory under Resolution 1701 and reiterated support for a Libyan-led political process free of foreign interference.
Notably, Greece and Cyprus backed Egypt’s position on Nile water security, urging compliance with international law over Ethiopia’s dam and rejecting unilateral action — a signal of diplomatic solidarity on an issue Cairo treats as a matter of national survival. Egypt Journal
