Egypt’s president in Greece on 1st visit since maritime deal

Egypt’s president in Greece on 1st visit since maritime deal

Author: Associated PressID: 1605092784797423400Wed, 2020-11-11 10:48

ATHENS, Greece: Egypt's president is meeting with Greek officials in Athens on Wednesday, in his first visit to the southern European nation since the two countries signed a deal demarcating maritime boundaries between them in the eastern Mediterranean.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi was holding talks with the Greek president and prime minister in the morning, while Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will sit down with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in the evening.

In August, Greece and Egypt signed a maritime deal demarcating the two countries' maritime boundaries and setting out respective exclusive economic zones for the exploitation of resources such as oil and gas drilling. The agreement angered Turkey, which has accused Greece of trying to grab an unfair share of resources in the eastern Mediterranean.

Tension has been high between