Tuesday, 28 March 2023
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs and Chairman of the Cyprus-Israel Friendship Group in the House of Representatives, Mr. Mr. Harris Georgiades had an online meeting this afternoon with the Chair of the corresponding Friendship Group with Cyprus in Knesset Ms. Etty Hava Atia and member Mr. Moshe Tur-Paz, in the presence of the Ambassador of Israel to Cyprus Mr. Oren Anolik.
During the meeting, both sides underlined the excellent level of relations between Cyprus and Israel, based on common principles and similar characteristics that link the two countries and their peoples, and stressed the common will to further deepen and expand cooperation in a wide range of areas, at the bilateral and trilateral levels and in the framework of the expanded "3+1" cooperation mechanism, with the participation of the US.
Georgiades noted the significant upgrading of bilateral relations between Cyprus and Israel, both in terms of their economic and political dimension, in key areas of mutual interest, in particular security and defence and energy. Georgiades stressed that for Cyprus, Israel is a strategic partner and that, on this basis, joint initiatives and actions will be undertaken to further strengthen the parliamentary dimension of relations between the two countries, through regular contacts and exchanges at various levels.
Ms. Hava Atia underlined that Israel attaches great importance to its relations with Cyprus, as a neighbouring friendly country and as a member state of the European Union, and to cooperation between the two countries in areas such as energy, tourism and culture. From the Israeli side, the readiness to continue and further strengthen relations between the two Parliaments, especially at the level of the respective Friendship Groups, was stressed.
(Text as sent by the House of Representatives)
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