Egypt, Greece meet to discuss bilateral ties and regional challenges.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday discussed  ways to boost mutual ties.

This was contained in a statement by the Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady.

Sisi noted that Egypt and Greece had special ties, highlighting Egypt’s constant stance of respecting other countries’ sovereignty, according to the statement.

The meeting also featured recent developments in the region.

Mitsotakis said he valued the Egyptian efforts at reaching a ceasefire between the Gaza Strip and Israel as well as the Egyptian initiative “for the Gaza reconstruction”.

The two leaders also discussed mutual interests along the Mediterranean Sea and ways of opening new channels of investment in the fields of gas and energy.

Concerning Libya, they agreed on boosting the political path, ending foreign intervention and restoring the country’s unity and stability.