New 'friendship group' from Greece and Israel: Relations will deepen

According to Israel-based JNS, the newly formed Israel-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group met in the Greek parliament on Tuesday.

The aim of the Israel-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group, which is the newest of the parliamentary friendship groups established by Israel with different countries, was announced as "to create a balance against the tension with Turkey by establishing cooperation in the fields of energy, defense and regional security against regional threats."

Today, Israel aims to establish a similar friendship group with the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus.

According to the written statement of the Greek Parliament, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel met with the delegation of the Israel-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Greek Parliament yesterday.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE ON THE TABLE

The cooperation areas of the two countries, bilateral relations and developments in the Middle East were at the center of the meeting.

Greek Member of Parliament Evangelos Apostolakis, Deputy Chairman of the Friendship Group, touched upon the cooperation between the two countries in fields such as defence, security, energy and technology, and argued that bilateral relations should be further deepened, that this is for the benefit of both countries, and that this will be beneficial to reinforce stability and peace in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Secretary of the Friendship Group, Greek Deputy Vasileios Grammenos, emphasized the strategic relationship of the two countries.

Haskel, on the other hand, stated that both countries have common values ​​such as freedom and respect for democracy, and expressed his belief that constructive solutions to the conflicts will be found soon.

Greek MP Angelos Siringos, one of the group's members, referred to the concern about the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and stated that this has negative consequences on maritime transportation.