Defense Minister Charalambos Petridis today, May 31, 2022, held a series of contacts and meetings as part of his working visit to the United States.
The programme included meetings in New York with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US Congress, Senator Robert Menendez and the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee David Harris.
He participated as a speaker at the Economist Conference on security in the Eastern Mediterranean. In his intervention he highlighted the regional role of the Republic of Cyprus as a reliable partner in matters of defence and military cooperation acting within the framework of international law. Referring to cooperation with the USA, he stressed that its upgrading and expansion remains a constant objective. Common conclusion of the speakers: We wish to live in a free, democratic world that respects the independence of states and international law.
Mr. Petrides met with the presidents of the Federation of Cypriot Organizations of America Mr. Kyriakos Papastylianou and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) Mr. Eddy Zemenides.
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