Press Releases

Athens, November 19^th 2021 

1.   Following up on our first meeting, held in January 2020 in Cairo, and its results and Final Communiqué, we, the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and France, met in Athens on November 19, 2021, to discuss the recent developments in the region, in light of the multifaceted challenges affecting peace, stability and security.

2.   We referred to the excellent relations among our respective states, in full accordance with International Law and the Law of the Sea, and stressed the strategic nature of our relationship, which lays the solid foundations for advanced cooperation in multiple fields.

3.   Our views converged in relation to addressing security and stability and we discussed ways to enhance our cooperation and to continue to work together to achieve our common objectives in the different fields including energy, climate change, combating the COVID-19 pandemic and migration.

4.   In conclusion, we affirmed that priority should be given to the advancement of peace and stability, both regionally and globally, and to comprehensive economic development we all aspire to, in full conformity with the existing legal multilateral framework.

(MG)