He did not prosper today, with the Foreign Minister not seeing the issue of interruption of the dialogue.
Mr Gerapetritis also described Greece’s Egyptian strategic partner, while on the issue of Sinai Monastery he said that efforts were continued to ensure an agreement that would ensure the viability of the monastery.
In detail the statement of Gerapetritis
“There was a scheduled meeting with the two leaders. It is obvious that there has been a change of programs due to excessive meetings that were extremely important.
There has been an effort today to be able to find the right time available, this probably does not thrive.
I think there is no question of the dialogue to stop, on the contrary. What I think we have accomplished with it is to have a structured dialogue that will recognize the value of communication so that it will not be produced. There will be an opportunity in the next period to meet the two leaders.
With Egypt we have a strategic partnership that is very deep and develops over time. There are many issues both bilateral and peripherals. For us, Egypt is a strategic partner and we will continue the effort to find common alliances, common policies to be able to develop.
In particular, on the issue of the Holy Catherine Monastery of Mount Sinai, I would like to say that after the ecclesiastical normalization in the internal administration of the monastery we continue the effort with my Egyptian counterpart so that there is an agreement that will ensure its continuity and viability. This is an extremely complex technical discussion is an issue that turns up for centuries. Our effort is to find that solution next time so that the monastery can maintain its unchanging character. “
