Phone call held between the Minister of National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and the Egyptian Minister of Defence General Mohamed Zaki

August 13, 2020

Today, Thursday 13 August 2020, the Minister of National Defence Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos had a phone call communication with the Egyptian Minister of Defence General Μohamed Zaki, with whom he discussed the recent
developments in the Eastern Mediterranean following the Turkish provocative actions.

During their discussion, they underlined the excellent level of the bilateral defence relations and agreed to examine the ways to further enhance the cooperation between the Armed Forces of the two countries.

They highlighted the importance of respecting sovereign rights, according to International Law and the aspiration of the two countries to contribute to the promotion of security and stability conditions in the wider region.

They also stressed the importance of the signed Agreement between Greece and Egypt concerning the delimitation of their Exclusive Economic Zones.