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Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis, after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Athens on Monday, stated that the two countries have "a strategic relationship that shall not be determined by external factors."

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is expected to discuss developments in the Middle East and the situation in Gaza with his Turkish counterpart during a visit to Turkey at the weekend, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

Egypt is a country with which Greece "maintains traditional ties, a country that is Greece's strategic partner, and with which we have developed excellent bilateral relations in recent years," Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis said on Friday, after concluding his meetings in El Alamein with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry.

Greek Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis, and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, held talks over a working breakfast on Friday in El Alamein.

Foreign Minister Vassilis Kaskarelis held a conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Monday to discuss regional and international developments.

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Turkish and Egyptian top diplomats have elaborated on the further steps as part of the ongoing normalization of bilateral ties after the two counties' leaders agreed to exchange ambassadors after a decade of strained relations.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias discussed with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry the possible cooperation in the evacuation of diaspora Greeks from Sudan, as soon as the conditions allow it, the minister said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday in Athens in a visit that expressed the volition of both countries for the continuation of close cooperation and the relative convergence of views on issues of common interest in the East Mediterranean. Earlier, Shoukry also met with his counterpart Nikos Dendias.

The further strengthening of strategic relations between Greece and Egypt was the focus of a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and visiting Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministers Sameh Shoukry at Maximos Mansion on Tuesday.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Athens on Tuesday to discuss regional and international issues, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said an interview with Apogevmatini newspaper Sunday.

Dendias emphasized that Greek-Egyptian relations are continuously strengthening and highlighted the frequent meetings he has had with his Egyptian counterpart.