Cyprus, Greece and Egypt to hold trilateral summit in El Alamein

El Alamein, Egypt. Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will meet on Tuesday to discuss critical geopolitical developments in the region and ways to further strengthen trilateral relations.

President Nikos Christodoulides, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are also expected to discuss the Mecca Agreement signed on August 7 by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

Summit agenda

The summit is scheduled to begin at 1pm and will be followed by statements to the press.

Last week, Christodoulides said the meeting would focus primarily on developments in the wider region and on ways the three countries could further strengthen their cooperation.

He said Cyprus, Greece and Egypt would discuss how they could contribute to creating conditions of security and cooperation in a region of particular geostrategic importance.

Mecca Agreement and EU-Gulf summit

Asked whether the recently signed Mecca Agreement would be discussed, Christodoulides said it would form part of the wider discussion on regional developments.

“Certainly, all developments in the region will be discussed,” he said.

Christodoulides also referred to the EU’s increasing focus on the region, noting that the second EU-Gulf summit will take place in Saudi Arabia in October and that he will attend.

Meetings and airshow

Before the summit, Christodoulides will meet al-Sisi and attend the opening ceremony of the El-Alamein International Airshow as the Egyptian president’s guest of honour.