Mitsotakis to visit Cairo for international conference on developments in the Middle East

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Cairo on Saturday for the international conference on developments in the Middle East organised by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

According to sources, heads of states and governments from countries in the region (Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) have been invited to the conference, as well as the leaders of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Norway, USA, Russia, China and the UN Secretary General.

Addressing a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the prime minister underlined the risks to regional stability of a further escalation and spread of the crisis throughout the region and the need to strengthen internal security in the EU.

He noted that Greece recognises Israel's right to self-defence in accordance with international law and highlighted the need to protect civilians and avoid a humanitarian crisis.

Greece remains a pillar of stability and an honest interlocutor of the countries in the region, while it has always supported a two-state solution for the Palestinian issue, within the framework of the relevant decisions of the UN and International Law.