In statements at the Justice Ministry upon the arrival of Mr Tsiaras, the two ministers said they would discuss, among other things, the reform of the justice system in Cyprus, digital justice issues and developments concerning national and European issues.
Drakou said she was "delighted" to welcome the Greek Justice Minister to the Ministry of Justice and thanked him for responding to her invitation.
The meeting, she said, was taking place in the context of their cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and giving them the opportunity to discuss issues of common interest. He added that because the Greek minister's visit coincides with the decisions regarding the reform of the judiciary in Cyprus, "I will have the opportunity to inform him about our reform programme" and the latest developments.
"I am sure that we will have a fruitful cooperation, we have always had and maintain, as I mentioned, close contacts with the Ministry of Justice, but we exchange views on issues of common interest and I am really looking forward to the meeting that will follow to see all these issues and to share, experiences, knowledge, on issues that are going on at the moment, both nationally and in Europe," Drakou said.
Mr. Tsiaras said that this time he is coming to Cyprus in a different capacity, not as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, which he had in the past, but as Minister of Justice.
"It is true that the first thing I would like to stress is the excellent cooperation we have with the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Mrs. Stefi Drakou, on issues concerning bilateral judicial cooperation between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Cyprus," he said.
He added that he and the Minister jointly coordinate the actions of the two countries within the framework of the European Union, on issues and questions concerning, in particular, what has been happening in Europe lately, "how to ensure human rights and how to reduce cross-border crime." "And of course these are issues which may be of concern to the European reality in general, but particularly to our countries, in a region which has many peculiarities, and of course, which has other kinds of developments. One understands that they are of very great and very special interest," he added.
Tsiaras said that during the meeting they would discuss all developments concerning the judicial systems of the two countries. He said that, speaking about Greece, they would discuss "how far we have moved towards the era of digital justice, how far we can introduce in a judicial logic and reality the alternative ways of resolving disputes and how we can find common goals of cooperation towards issues, which, the truth is, create concerns in all judicial systems in Europe and the precondition is to coordinate in order to address them."
He also said that the fact that they share with CNA
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