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Foreign Minister Dr Konstantinos Kombos will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, where he will pay successive working visits.
Dr. Kombos will first travel to Abu Dhabi, where he will have a private meeting and extended consultations with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday 5 June. Discussions are expected to focus, inter alia, on issues related to bilateral relations between Cyprus and the UAE, the Cyprus problem, the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Gulf region, regional cooperation and security, as well as EU-UAE relations.
The Foreign Minister will then travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he will meet his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on Tuesday 6 June, followed by extended consultations. Discussions are expected to focus on further strengthening bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia, the Cyprus problem, regional and international developments, as well as the EU's relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Foreign Minister will then travel to Riyadh, where on Thursday 8 June, he will participate in the ministerial meeting of the International Coalition against Daesh/ISIS, co-organised by the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Secretary of State, which will focus on the coordination of international efforts to combat terrorism.
On the sidelines of the meeting of the International Coalition Against Daesh/ISIS, Dr. Kobos is expected to have contacts with his counterparts, during which he will have the opportunity to exchange views on the prospects for cooperation in the wider Gulf region.
The Foreign Minister returns to Cyprus on Friday 9 June.
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