A trilateral meeting in Cairo between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt concluded on November 8, with the three sides issuing a joint communiqué to address the delineation of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and establish cooperation. They agreed to step up energy cooperation in their first ever tripartite talks.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras joined Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and noted "we owed [the meeting] to history." The main focus of the meeting was the signing of the Cairo Declaration, which commits the three countries to increasing efforts to mark out their maritime zones as they believe the discovery of hydrocarbons could help cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean. In their joint communiqué, the three countries have urged Turkey to stop the provocative surveys it is currently conducting in what is regarded as the Cypriot EEZ, while stressing the need for a solution to the Cypriot matter, in accordance with international law.

More information Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Egypt –Greece – Cyprus Trilateral Summit Cairo Declaration