Defence minister Charalambos Petrides will meet his Greek and Egyptian counterparts in Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon.

Petrides will meet Nikolaos Panayiotopoulos and General Mohamed Zaki to discuss the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider region, and ways to further enhance cooperation in the area of defence.

The three ministers will also sign a joint declaration before making statements to the press.

On Thursday, Panayiotopoulos and Zaki will hold separate meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades.

According to a press release by the Ministry of Defence, bilateral meetings between the delegations of the three countries will also take place.