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Foreign Minister Dr Konstantinos Kombos participated in the proceedings of the Ministerial Meeting of the International Coalition against Daesh/ISIS, held yesterday, 8 June 2023, in Riyadh.
The meeting was co-organized by the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US Secretary of State, with the main objective of coordinating international efforts to combat terrorism.
In his intervention, the Foreign Minister stressed, inter alia, that the Republic of Cyprus remains firmly committed to global and regional efforts to prevent and counter all forms of radicalisation and violent extremism. Cyprus, he added, has repeatedly offered and provided its infrastructure to Coalition members to conduct operations against Daesh. "We stand ready," he said, "to explore further possible avenues of cooperation with all partners in support of stabilisation efforts and specific development programmes linked to addressing the problems caused by the actions of ISIS/Daesh." In this context, he expressed Cyprus' readiness to offer to all partners the training opportunities provided by the Cyprus Center for Land Open-seas and Port Security (CYCLOPS), which was recently established in cooperation with the US government.
In addition, the Foreign Minister made specific reference to the aspect of financing terrorist activities through the illicit trafficking and sale of cultural property, stressing that the "Nicosia Convention on Offences Related to Cultural Property "We strongly encourage all Coalition partners to join this important Convention," he concluded.
In the margins of the Ministerial Meeting, Dr. Kombos had separate bilateral contacts with the Foreign Ministers of Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Iraq and the Republic of North Macedonia. Adel Al-Jubeir, with whom he exchanged views on bilateral and important regional issues on which Saudi Arabia's contribution is crucial.
Dr. Kobos returns to Cyprus today, 9 June 2023.
Dr. Kobos returns to Cyprus today, 9 June 2023.
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