希腊《EFSYN》报纸周三报道，希腊教育部敦促高校在一项由以色列资助的计划框架下，与以色列机构开展学术和研究合作。
Greece's Education Ministry urged universities to pursue academic and research cooperation with Israeli institutions under an Israeli-funded initiative, the EFSYN newspaper reported Wednesday.
据《EFSYN》获得的一份教育部信函，有意开展合作的希腊高等教育机构获邀与以色列同类机构建立合作，合作领域包括联合研究、举办会议和研讨会、提供学生奖学金，以及为学术人员和学生实施交流项目。
Interested Greek higher education institutions were invited to establish cooperation with Israeli counterparts in areas including joint research, conferences and workshops, student scholarships, and exchange programs for academic staff and students, according to a ministry letter obtained by EFSYN.
信函称，这项由以色列区域合作部发起的计划预算为650万谢克尔（200万欧元，或超过220万美元）。
The initiative by Israel's Ministry of Regional Cooperation has a budget of 6.5 million shekels (€2 million, or more than $2.2 million), according to the letter.
信函表示，希腊被视为“伙伴国”，推动与雅典方面的研究合作以及扩大东地中海地区的合作，是该以色列部门的战略重点。
It said Greece is considered a "partner country" and that promoting research cooperation with Athens, as well as broader cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, is a strategic priority for the Israeli ministry.
信函还提到希腊驻以色列大使馆的一份文件，该文件支持发展并在可能的情况下深化两国之间的学术和研究联系，同时指出两国关系的“战略性质”以及以色列高校，尤其是其科学领域高校的水平。
The letter also cited a document from the Greek Embassy in Israel supporting the development and, where possible, deepening of academic and research ties, pointing to the "strategic nature" of relations between the two countries and the level of Israeli universities, particularly in the sciences.