By Gifts Antoniou

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ telephone communication with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al -Sisi, yesterday, and the meeting had in Athens by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, with the transitional Minister of Foreign Affairs, Syrian Foreign Minister, Asad Ali East and the Eastern Mediterranean, requires alert and diplomatic mobility.

Mr Mitsotakis discussed with the President of Egypt about the developments in Gaza and welcomed Egypt’s proposal for a truce. At the same time, the cooperation and coordination of the two countries on bilateral and regional issues were discussed.

Telephone communication confirmed that Athens and Cairo are in line and with a disposition of consultation on issues that concern the wider area and enhance the climate of uncertainty and volatility. At the same time, he confirmed that the cooperation relationship that has been established in recent years acts as a axis of stability against the challenges that emerge.

On the occasion of developments in Gaza, Turkey has been steadily seeking to strengthen relations with Egypt, which have passed a period of great crisis since 2013 and for several years. The visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to Cairo last week shows that relations have improved significantly. Athens is closely monitoring developments as it has invested in the relationship with Egypt, with which our country has signed an EEZ designation agreement, which acts as a mound in the illegal Turkish Memorandum.

Diplomatic sources say that the level of cooperation that has been achieved in recent years between our country and Egypt, as well as the tripartite form of cooperation with the participation of Cyprus, are a strong basis that cannot be easily disturbed.

At the same time, at the meeting yesterday by Mr Gerapetritis with the Syrian Foreign Minister, Assad Al Simbani, the willingness for regional cooperation was confirmed and the establishment of a tripartite -shaped party with the participation of Greece, the Syrian and the Syrian Republic of Greece, September.

This is an important development, given that Turkey has long been seeking the signing of a memorandum to determine maritime zones with Syria, which will ignore the rights of Cyprus.

Developments in the wider area are constant and mobility is great. Athens is prioritized to strengthening cooperation, bilateral and polymer, which have been built in steady steps over the past years and which, as it points out, can function at the same time as stability factors with international recognition and as well as mechanisms.