A Trilateral Summit between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt is making good progress, deepening in scope, with a prospect of also broadening in the future, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in joint statements with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi after the end of the Nicosia summit on Tuesday.
Tsipras also announced that Greece will host the 6th Trilateral Summit, to take place on Crete in 2018.
Commenting on the Cyprus issue, he referred to the three countries’ shared respect for international law, while reiterating Athens’ support for a fair and viable solution.
“This is particularly important for us, and for the model of cooperation we seek to promote in the region,” the Greek premier stressed, adding that “in this context we support a fair and viable solution of the Cyprus issue, based on UN Treaties and Cyprus’ status as an EU state-member.”
He also called for “a reunited, federal Cyprus, without guarantees and occupation troops, for the benefit of the entire Cypriot people.”
Cyprus’ president, on his part, pointed out that Tuesday’s summit meeting “further deepens the trilateral mechanism of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt.” He stressed that “the discovery of hydrocarbons in our region can and should act as a catalyst for wider regional cooperation,” contributing to prosperity and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Anastasiades noted that the joint communiqu? adopted at the summit outlined all the priorities of the three countries in all areas of cooperation between them. This cooperation, as he said, has produced tangible results, among others on an economic and social level, for the benefit of the people in all three countries.
The goal of the trilateral mechanism set up with Greece and Cyprus was to develop economic cooperation between the three countries, Egypt’s President said. He especially emphasised the fact that the Trilateral cooperation aims at the preservation of the three countries’ role in the future, for the security and prosperity of their people.
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