The Deputy Minister of Shipping, Mr.Vassilis Demetriades, is in Lisbon since yesterday to represent Cyprus at the United Nations Conference on Oceans.
The Summit, which is co-organised by Portugal and Kenya, seeks to upgrade and further promote innovative and science-based actions that will contribute to achieving the goal set by the United Nations on the sustainable development of the oceans and the protection of the marine ecosystem (UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development).
The Summit is expected to adopt a political declaration by all member states of the Organization, while in the margins Mr Demetriades is expected to have contacts with his counterparts from other countries on issues related to maritime transport and the blue economy.
The Deputy Minister returns to Cyprus on Thursday, 30 June 2022.
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