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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-12-09
CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras, el-Sisi, Anastasiades agree to accelerate talks on
delineating EEZs
[01] Tsipras, el-Sisi, Anastasiades agree to accelerate talks on
delineating EEZs
Wrapping up a meeting in Athens on Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Cyprus
President Nicos Anastasiades issued a joint declaration pledging to
deepen trilateral cooperation on all fronts and to accelerate talks on
delineating their adjacent Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) at sea.
"With awareness of the huge challenges in terms of stability, security and
prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean and the need for a coordinated
and collective response, we met in Athens...for the third Trilateral
Greece, Egypt and Cyprus Summit in order to deal effectively with these
challenges and reinforce the foundations of trilateral cooperation in
coming years," the declaration said.
"Within the framework of the trilateral and bilateral meetings we
had, we confirmed once again the steady progress of our widespread and
multilevel cooperation. Cooperation of peoples with long-standing ties,
of countries in the same geographical area with common understanding
and approach on a number of issues," Tsipras said in joint statements
with the Egyptian and Cyprus presidents.
"This day marks our commitment to the joint cooperation," el-Sisi said
and expressed his gratitude for the steps decided.
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