The meeting between N. Dendia and G. Lapid ended: At 15:10 the tripartite Greece, Israel and Cyprus

The meeting of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias with his Israeli counterpart Gair Lapid took place in a very good atmosphere. The situation in Ukraine, the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, as well as the close Greek-Israeli cooperation in all areas were at the center of the private and extended talks, which lasted more than an hour.

Afterwards, the Foreign Minister will have a lunch with the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Israel.

Then, around 15:10, the enlarged talks will follow in the framework of the Tripartite Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus. Talks between the three countries’ foreign ministers are expected to focus on further strengthening their close co-operation in various fields, such as energy, civil protection, the economy and the fight against terrorism, with the ultimate goal of promoting peace, security, stability and prosperity. in the Eastern Mediterranean. Security challenges in the wider region are also expected to be addressed, as well as the scope for expanding co-operation with the participation of other states. Today’s Tripartite Meeting follows the corresponding Meeting held in Jerusalem last August, as well as the Summit that also took place in Jerusalem last December.

It is noted that the current program of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias began with his meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulidis. In a post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus on Twitter, it is mentioned that the reception of Nikos Dendias to Ioannis Kasoulidis was warm and cordial and it is underlined: “Strengthening of the automatic mechanism of coordination and consultation of Cyprus-Greece on national and international foreign policy issues”.

Meeting Ioannis Kasoulidis – Gair Lapid

After the meeting with Nikos Dendias at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cypriot Foreign Minister had a private meeting with his Israeli counterpart at a central hotel in Athens. The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a post on Twitter, described the meeting in Athens between the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Israel as very useful and productive, and spoke of a sincere and fruitful exchange of views on issues related to strategic bilateral relations, regional challenges. , EU-Israel relations and energy issues.

For his part, in a corresponding post, the Israeli Foreign Minister points out that in the context of his diplomatic visit to Greece, he met this morning with the Cypriot Foreign Minister. “Cyprus and Israel have a significant regional alliance and we agreed to continue to strengthen diplomatic and strategic cooperation between our countries in the fields of trade, security and energy. This cooperation is an important advantage for both our countries and for the further development of the region as a whole “, underlined Gair Lapid.

SOURCE: AMPE