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Sisi meets Greek defense minister in Cairo, both vow deeper military cooperation
September 22, 2026 at 08:28 AM · Updated 24d ago
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(opens the publisher’s site)Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Dendias in Cairo on Tuesday, with both sides pledging deeper military cooperation.
- Sisi received Dendias in Cairo, attended by Egyptian Defense Minister Ashraf Salem Zaher and other officials from both countries.
- Sisi said Egypt and Greece should continue developing their strategic partnership, especially in military and defense fields.
- Sisi stressed the importance of continued trilateral cooperation among Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus.
- Dendias said the two countries should continue counterterrorism and illegal-migration cooperation, expressing Greece's appreciation of Egypt's role in curbing illegal migration.
- Sisi also received Cypriot Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas in a separate meeting, attended by Armed Forces Commander General Abdel Majid Saqr.
- The Greek and Cypriot ministers praised Egypt's role in de-escalating regional tensions and addressing irregular migration.