A series of meetings that are set to prepare the establishment of a regional gas forum in the Eastern Mediterranean will start today in Cairo.

An official from leading French energy multinational ENGIE has said that Egypt can achieve its goals of becoming a regional energy hub.

The meeting further discussed possibilities of benefiting from EU initiatives that support the energy activities, particularly oil and gas projects in attempts to achieve sustainable development.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and a Greek ministerial delegation, headed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, have arrived in Cairo take part in a tripartite summit with leaders from Greece and Egypt on mutual cooperation between the three countries.

According to a press release by Italy's Eni, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, and Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, met in Cairo to discuss Eni's activities in the country.