The Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, will make a formal visit to Egypt, on Tuesday 19 December 2023.
Mr Dendias will be greeted by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Εl-Sisi, at the Al – Ittihadiya palace. Afterwards, he will move to the Ministry of Defence in Cairo, where he will meet his Egyptian counterpart, General Mohamed Zaki.
During their meeting, the two Ministers will discuss the further enhancement of the strategic defence cooperation between Greece and Egypt, and will exchange opinions on the security challenges in the broader region.
After the visit, the Minister of National Defence will proceed to the Unknown Soldier Memorial, and the Grave of President Sadat in Cairo, where he will lay a wreath.
Next, Mr Dendias will go to Alexandria, where he will be greeted at the Patriarchate by His Beatitude Mr Theodoros B, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria.