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Greece, Egypt and Cyprus to boost cooperation for stability and peace

Xinhua, December 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

The leaders of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus expressed their willingness to boost cooperation to promote stability, peace and prosperity in the wider region at the end of a trilateral one-day summit hosted in Athens on Wednesday.

At the end of talks Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades signed the "Declaration of Athens" which foresees the further closer collaboration between the three countries in a wide range of issues of mutual interest.

The Athens Declaration foresees the establishment of a permanent mechanism of trilateral cooperation between Greece, Egypt and Cyprus and pushes for a fair solution to the Cyprus dispute, the Israeli- Palestinian conflict as well as the crises in Syria, Libya and Yemen.

Moreover, the three countries expressed their support towards an international effective approach to tackle the ongoing refugee crisis and the terrorism threat.

In regard to the exploitation of gas reserves in the Mediterranean the three sides agreed to accelerate talks aimed to delimit exclusive economic zones in the area.

"Our trilateral collaboration is a pillar of peace and stability sending the message of peace and stability in the wider region," Tsipras told media at the end of the summit.

"The third trilateral summit held in the Greek capital reflects and shows our determination to continue on this path to promote progress and growth," the Egyptian leader added.

"The Athens Declaration confirms that the trilateral dialogue and cooperation promote the implementation of international law and strengthen security, peace, stability and development in the Eastern Mediterranean," Anastasiades concluded.

In a message to Turkey which has strongly reacted to researches for gas reserves off Cyprus in recent years, both Anastasiades and Tsipras stressed that the trilateral cooperation with Egypt in particular regarding the exploitation of gas reserves in the Mediterranean "is not directed against anyone." Endit