Blinken-Kasoulidis Meeting: US Commitment to Further Deepen Cooperation with Cyprus

Anthony Blinken expressed the US commitment to deepen cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus during his meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis in Washington. According to a State Department statement, “Foreign Minister Blinken congratulated Foreign Minister Kasoulides on his return to the Foreign Ministry and reiterated the US commitment to deepen cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus, including through the 3 + 1 mechanism with Greece and Israel “.

According to the statement, the two ministers discussed a number of bilateral and regional issues, including the importance of coordinating actions in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In addition, they stressed the importance of enhancing scientific cooperation on issues such as climate change and emerging technologies through the forthcoming signing of a bilateral agreement on science and technology.

On the Cyprus issue, Anthony Blinken expressed the United States’ continued support for the United Nations-led efforts to reunite the island on the basis of a bi-zonal bi-communal federation with political equality for the benefit of all Cypriots.

The American delegation was attended by the Undersecretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Dr. Karen Donfried, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Harry Camian and Assistant Secretary of State for Southern Europe and the Caucasus Erika Olson.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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