Egypt’s FM heads to Greece to follow up on electricity linkage project

CAIRO – 10 April 2023: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry travel to the Greek capital, Athens, on Tuesday, to discuss the bilateral ties and follow up on the progress made in implementing the electrical interconnection project between Egypt and Greece, said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid in a statement on Monday.

The visit will also shed light on regional and international developments, Abu Zeid added, noting that Shoukry will meet with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias.

Shoukry will also meet with Dimitrios Copelouzos, the founding Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos Group, to follow up on the progress made in implementing the electrical interconnection project between Egypt and Greece.

The Egyptian Foreign Minister will hold a televised interview with "Skai News" T.V.,

Consultations on Egypt-Italy power linkage have been underway with Rome, a project that would turn Egypt into a bridge of electric transmission from Africa to Europe, said Ayman Hamza, spokesperson for the Ministry of Electricity Sunday.

Meanwhile, the world’s largest power linkage project between Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus is in the stage of technical consultations and research exchange, Hamza told Egypt Today.

Additional reporting by Rahma Ramadan