The Minister of Agriculture met on Thursday with Israel's Ambassador to Cyprus Oren Anolik, Rural Development and Environment during which they discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in a wide range of responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and confirmed the will for further cooperation on issues of climate change mitigation, strengthening forest firefighting and rational water management.
A statement from the Ministry said that Mr. Kadis briefed the Ambassador on the latest developments in the initiative announced by the President of the Republic of Cyprus for regional cooperation and coordination of actions to address climate change in the wider Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region, thanking Israel for its continued support to the initiative.
Mr. Anolik expressed his appreciation for Cyprus' initiative and reaffirmed his country's support for the adoption of a regional action plan that will contribute to effectively addressing the consequences of climate change.
Regarding forest firefighting, there was an exchange of views on possible ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries and it was noted with satisfaction that joint forest firefighting exercises are continuing.
In the context of the discussion on water management, it was agreed that the two countries should further cooperate to promote more economic and efficient ways of ensuring the availability of water for agricultural use, as well as to reduce water losses from water supply and irrigation networks. To this end, a visit by Kostas Kadis to Israel is planned for the coming period.
Source: KYPE
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