Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Cypriot and Egyptian counterparts in Cairo, agreeing to strengthen military and defense cooperation amid shared regional security concerns.
Following the trilateral meeting, officials said Greece, Cyprus and Egypt would intensify coordination, readiness and joint response capabilities against common threats.
The ministers praised the results of joint military exercises conducted between their forces, particularly the "MEDUSA" exercise, which they credited with strengthening operational coordination and combat readiness aimed at deterring any form of shared threat.
The three sides agreed to reinforce frameworks for military and defense cooperation to support their collective ability to respond rapidly and jointly to emerging threats against the three countries, while intensifying communication, consultation and the exchange of intelligence and assessments in line with the severity of current and future regional security challenges.
They also agreed that the next meeting of the trilateral defense ministers' dialogue mechanism between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece will take place in Greece sometime in 2027.
Mr. Dendias also met separately with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, with discussions focused on reforms underway within Greece's armed forces and the MEDUSA exercise.
The trilateral format reflects growing defense and energy cooperation between the three eastern Mediterranean nations over the past decade, developments that have drawn close scrutiny from regional rival Turkey.