The three heads of states of Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus have launched a week-long “Nostos: Reviving Roots” cultural event in Alexandria on Monday. The cultural week was inaugurated to give an opportunity for Greek and Cypriot diasporas who once lived in Egypt to reunite with their old homes, also in an attempt to boost the trilateral relations between the three countries that have significantly flourished since Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assumed the presidency in 2014. During an economic forum held on the sidelines of the Nostos week in Egypt’s city of Alexandria, Egypt signed multiple cooperation agreements with Greece and Cyprus. The agreements and protocols signed between the three countries aim at boosting economic, commercial, and industrial cooperation. The three state representatives,Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Egypt), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (President of Greece) and Nicos Anastasiades (President of Cyprus) gathered for five tripartite summits over the past four years. Held between 30 April and 6 May, Nostos week is taking place in Alexandria, Cairo and Sharm al-Shiekh resort in the Red Sea. Al-Sisi said during his opening speech that Alexandria has always been embodying coexistence. “Nostos” is a Greek word that translates…
Nostos Week: Reviving Culture Of Greeks And Cypriots Who Once Lived In Egypt
May 3, 2018
