Defence Minister briefs British High Commissioner and Egyptian Ambassador on developments in Cyprus’ EEZ

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides briefed on Friday the UK’s High Commissioner and Egypt’s Ambassador to Cyprus about the developments in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence, during the meeting which was held in the Minister’s office in the context of a series of contacts he is having after assuming his duties, Petrides said that the cooperation developed with friendly countries contributes to the creation of conditions of security and stability in the region.

The press release says that the Egyptian Ambassador Mai Taha Khalil wished Petrides every success in his new duties and noted that the ties between Cyprus and Egypt were further strengthened by the bilateral and trilateral cooperation that has been concluded.

(CNA)

*The full text of the news item is available in the paid version of the CNA web service. Subscription Form

*CNA reserves the copyright to the news stories it files, which is granted to subscribers for specific use only.


from Cyprus News Agency
Read The Rest:.cna.org.cy..
Powered by Blogger.