Cairo is currently going to the Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis Head of the Greek delegation where he will have discussions (at 3 pm) with his Egyptian counterpart on her ownership status Monastery of Sinai.

According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, there will be extensive talks between delegations.

The Greek side seeks on the one hand to restore the status that was agreed at a high level and to comply with President Sisi’s commitments, also relying on documents submitted by Egypt itself to UNESCO and recognize the ownership of the Greek Orthodox Church and on the other to maintain the Egyptian Church.

During the meeting last May, K. Mitsotakis-Sisi went to an agreement recognizing ownership rights in the monastery. However, this agreement was not signed and the Greek side came to a judicial judge. Now, Athens intends to push the Egyptian government to comply with the agreed May, mainly on the ownership of the monastery and its property, which is in danger of being confiscated on the basis of this Egyptian court ruling.

What remains to be seen is what the Egyptian government will adopt and whether it will eventually proceed with the signing of the particular agreement that has been pending for months or whether it will seek to make the court ruling to amend the text. From the Egyptian point of view, respect and secure the right of religious duties are repeatedly reiterated, however, as sources with knowledge of the path of negotiations point out, this has never been in question, nor did it concern the judicial procedure.

A thorn in the negotiations remains the fact that the decision of the Egyptian Court of Appeal that challenges the ownership of the monastery is based on the desire of certain powerful agents in Egypt to turn the area into a tourist landmark.

“Greece supports the monastery’s centuries -long regime and will seek to complete the agreement with the Egyptian side just as we have said on the basis of all that was discussed and announced by the two countries’ Supreme Cooperation Council with a view to preserving the character of the monastery,” he said in a statement. Pavlos Marinakis.

The Commission, which will accompany the head of Greek diplomacy, is made up of officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, Culture and Religions, aims to prevent those who will alter the physiognomy and legal status of the monastery, as well as the re -launch of the negotiations. Sisi in Athens.