Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, G. Katrougalos, visits Egypt (14-15 October 2017)

Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, G. Katrougalos’, two-day visit to Egypt reaffirmed the strategic nature that both countries attach to their cooperation.

Mr. Katrougalos met with his counterpart, Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ihab Nasr, to prepare the next Trilateral Summit Conference between Greece, Egypt and Cyprus, which is scheduled to take place in Nicosia on 21 November 2017.

Also discussed were issues pertaining to bilateral economic cooperation, with emphasis on tourism, energy and the involvement of Greek construction firms in Egypt’s development plans.

The Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs inaugurated yesterday, together with the Governor of Alexandria, the 14th Cavafy Literary Symposium, with an exhibition of works by Anna Filini, and met with Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria.