Relations between Egypt and Cyprus have witnessed a major boom at all levels, especially political and economic, in recent years since President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi assumed leadership of the country in 2014. To transform into strategic friendly relations and a role model for bilateral ties.
The visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to Cairo on Tuesday, where he was received by President Sisi, reflects the common desire and will of the political leadership in the two countries to improve the ties between Cairo and Nicosia and push them to wider, broader and deeper horizons. In a way that achieves the interests of the two countries and the aspirations of the two friendly peoples.
There is also close coordination between Egypt and Cyprus at the political level regarding regional and international issues of common concern, and cooperation in international and regional forums, especially within the framework of the United Nations and the European Mediterranean Union, as officials of the two countries confirm - on many occasions - exchanging support for nominations for membership in various international committees. Egypt was the second destination after Greece, and the first at the regional level that the Cypriot President visited last April after his election to the presidency of his country. A visit that, in its timing and implications, reflected the extent of the common keenness to advance the distinguished relations between the two sides. President Sisi welcomed it during The joint press conference he held with his Cypriot counterpart.
The Cypriot President’s visit to Egypt today and his discussions with President Sisi come; To embody the political will of both sides to continue the process of developing bilateral relations and taking them further steps forward for the benefit of the peoples of both countries and the stability and well-being of the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin.