An alliance that holds firm and grows stronger

Opinion EgyptNikos Christodoulidespolitics An alliance that holds firm and grows stronger Κύπρος Αίγυπτος 1536x1025 Relevant News An alliance that holds firm and grows stronger 10 September 2026 Israeli President Herzog arrives in Nicosia for talks with Christodoulides 10 September 2026 Should we stop breathing until Erhurman says how much oxygen we’re allowed? 10 September 2026 Phileleftheros Editorial 10 September 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Cyprus’s relationship with Egypt is strategic in nature, and in practice, it barely seems to register the turbulence elsewhere in the region. Nor has it been dented by occupying Turkey’s pressing efforts to force its way into a relationship with Cairo. The El Alamein talks between President Nikos Christodoulides, his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed that these ties, bilateral and trilateral alike, run deep. They hold firm. That matters, in a region with no shortage of problems and dangerous flashpoints. One point from the trilateral declaration stands out to us: that “agreements or memoranda of understanding on maritime delimitation or jurisdiction should be concluded in accordance with international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as the commonly agreed principles within our trilateral framework.” That line answers occupying Turkey’s efforts to press Cairo into striking deals with Ankara outside any international framework. It’s also worth noting that all three countries take a clear stance on developments in the region, and a principled one at that. The declaration reaffirms support for resolving the Palestinian question through a state along the 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital and legal continuity between the West Bank and Gaza. It goes further still: condemning settlement expansion by Jewish settlers and the displacement of Palestinians, while calling for respect for Lebanon’s territorial integrity. As for the bilateral relationship between Egypt and Cyprus, there is also an energy dimension to it. As President Christodoulides noted after meeting his Egyptian counterpart, a major milestone in that cooperation is the recent final investment decision on the Cronos field in Cyprus’s EEZ, sealing Cyprus’s transition into the era of gas exports to mainland Europe via Egyptian infrastructure. It’s a development that, in the declaration’s own words, confirms not just the strategic weight of this partnership but also “the role the Eastern Mediterranean can play as a credible alternative energy corridor for the European continent.” Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Israeli President Herzog arrives in Nicosia for talks with Christodoulides Should we stop breathing until Erhurman says how much oxygen we’re allowed? Activists call mass protest as Herzog meets Christodoulides Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid UN denies report Lt Gen Minhazul Alam is leaving UNFICYP Search expands after Philippine ferry fire kills five and leaves dozens missing Trump says Iran war to end after US midterm elections, threatens to attack Pickaxe Mountain Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.