Cyprus' Foreign Minister expressed his great pleasure at the progress achieved in the development of the trilateral cooperation mechanism between Greece, Cyprus and Israel. He said that this is a strategic cooperation to promote common priorities and address common challenges in a spirit of peace and friendship.
"We live in a world that is changing dramatically. Yesterday's certainties no longer exist," he said, condemning Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
"I have always believed in the enormous power of dialogue," he said, referring to the prospects for cooperation between the countries of the region. In this context, he welcomed the rapid pace of development of regional alliances, with initiatives such as the Negev conference, the Sharm el-Sheikh conference and the Aqaba meeting over the past two weeks.
As he underlined, the strategic cooperation between Greece, Cyprus, Israel and in its expanded form "3+1", with the participation of the US, is fully in line with the philosophy of developing and deepening regional alliances.
Referring to the Cyprus issue, Mr.Kasoulides noted that he briefed his counterparts on the issue, thanking them for their support.
"It is our consistent position that once Turkey removes the obstacles to the resolution of the Cyprus problem, we will be able to develop good neighbourly relations that will benefit regional stability and security," he said.
"The problems of the region are far from being overcome," he said, condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and expressing Cyprus' solidarity with the families of the victims and the people of Israel.
Violence and terrorism cannot stop the power of regional cooperation initiatives and this is the direction in which Cyprus will continue to work, he stressed.
"We are ready to participate in any initiative aimed at restoring good neighbourly relations between the states of the region, on the basis of common respect for the principles of international law," the Cyprus Foreign Minister said.
During the trilateral meeting issues related to energy cooperation between the three countries were also discussed, in the light of developments in Ukraine. "Our countries should be part of the solution to Europe's efforts on energy issues," he said, referring to European and US support for the Euro-Asia Interconnector.
Source: CNA
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