(6 Aug 2025)
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Athens, Greece – 6 August 2025
1. Wide car carrying Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty arriving at Greek foreign ministry
2. Close-up of (from left to right) Greek, Egyptian and EU flags
3. Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty walking up steps and being greeted by Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis; the two embrace, shake hands and pose for media before turning to enter ministry
4. Close-up of Egyptian flag
5. Gerapetritis and Abdelatty walking inside ministry
6. Gerapetritis and Abdelatty sitting for meeting
7. Close-up of Gerapetritis
8. Mid of Egyptian and Greek flags on table
9. Close-up of Abdelatty; pulls out to show both ministers
10. Gerapetritis and Abdelatty entering, walking to podiums
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister:
“I talked with my friend Giorgios about the horrific humanitarian conditions. The international community should be ashamed of the tragic situation unfolding in Gaza and the devastating actions being carried out by Israel, without any deterrence from the international society which has reached – as Mr. President of the Republic described yesterday – to the level of genocide through this policy, which is completely rejected.“
12. Zoom in of ministers during news conference
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister:
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“It’s on the international community to intervene as soon as possible to stop this catastrophe and these systematic policies that aim for extermination in Gaza. Our position is clear, and we will continue our sincere efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire agreement and stop the spillage of the blood of the innocent Palestinian people and to work on the release of hostages, prisoners and allowing all aid entering without any conditions. So, what is happening now is a human disaster in every aspect."
14. Wide of ministers during news conference
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister:
“We confirm the holiness of (Saint Catherine’s) Monastery and its sanctity, and we completely reject any compromising of this monastery or its holiness and appreciate the serious efforts that have been made on the part of Egypt and Greece to reach an understanding of the nature of the situation. And we are close to this agreement, and we have reached a milestone and we will soon celebrate this important occasion in our hearts.”
16. Zoom in from Gerapetritis to Abdelatty
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister:
“It is s a sacred place and we cannot touch it. We cannot interfere in this Monastery and this sacred, historical and civil heritage which is a collection of humanity. We cannot, under any circumstances, it can’t be interfere in.“
18. SOUNDBITE (Greek) George Gerapetritis, Greek foreign minister:
"Today, I received from my friend, the minister, the assurance that the continuity and the devotional Greek Orthodox character of the Monastery will not be disturbed. This is indicative of the religious tolerance and respect for religious rights that Egypt has always demonstrated.”
19. Ministers shake hands, hug and then leave the news conference
STORYLINE:
Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty, on a visit to Greece on Wednesday, described the international response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza as shameful and urged powerful Western nations to increase pressure on Israel during a news conference with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis.
Gerapetritis said he had received assurances of Cairo’s continued cooperation on both issues.
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