Sisi arrives in Nicosia, begins talks with Cypriot counterpart

CAIRO – 20 November 2017: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrived to the Cyprus capital, Nicosia Monday for his first official visit to the country.

During his two-day visit, Sisi is expected to hold separate meetings with his Cyprus counterpart, Nicos Anastasiades, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

He is scheduled to participate in the fifth Egyptian-Greek-Cypriot tripartite summit on Tuesday. Several topics are expected to be discussed during the summit, including coordination between the three countries, as well as enhancing the relations in the political, economic, trade, security and tourism fields.


Members of Egyptian delegation awaits President Sisi outside the Cyprus Presidential Palace Monday - Egypt Today


Countering terrorism is expected to be one of the major topics that will be tackled by the three leaders during their meeting on Tuesday in Nicosia, according to an official statement by the presidency.

Sisi is also set to deliver a speech at the Parliament of Cyprus, where he will talk bilateral relations between Egypt and Cyprus. He and his Cypriot counterpart are scheduled to inaugurate the Egyptian-Cypriot Business Forum, which aims to boost the economic and trade relations between both countries, and explore new opportunities for mutual investment in both countries.

As part of the visit’s agenda, Sisi will receive The Order of Makarios III, the highest order of merit awarded by Cyprus.

The first tripartite summit between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus was held for the first time in Cairo in 2014, and then in Nicosia in April 2015. The third summit was in Athens and the fourth was in Cairo in 2016.