The Greek Ambassador to Cairo Nikos Garilidis told Al Ahram that “the agreement between Greece and Egypt on the definition of the EEZ is nearing completion”, according to a report by Kathimerini.
“We are close, very close”, he noted, clarifying that this agreement could be finalized “ideally in the summer”.
At the same time, in a relevant question of the newspaper, Mr. Garilidis referring to Turkey, emphasized that it is up to this country to continue the good relations with its neighbors.
“If Turkey abandoned its Ottoman ideas, then Greece could contribute to a further economic co-operation”, he added.
Regarding Libya in particular and the role that Turkey is trying to play there, Mr. Garilidis argued that Turkey wants to play a dominant role in the region, but this cannot be accepted by many of the Mediterranean countries.
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Finally, he stressed that Turkey should negotiate on the basis of international law.
It is recalled that in June, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited Cairo, where he had successive meetings with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Sukri.
Mr. Dendias had sent the message that “we have again caught the thread of the negotiation for the agreement of the economic zones between Greece and Egypt”.
