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The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Nicos Christodoulides, arrived this morning in Amman, Jordan, where he met with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
At noon, the President of the Republic arrived at Al Husseiniya Palace, where he was received by King Abdullah II, while a military procession paid tribute.
The national anthems of Cyprus and Jordan were played and then the President and the King had a private meeting, in the presence of the Crown Prince Hussein.
After the private meeting, extended talks were held between the delegations of the two countries.
At the beginning of the expanded talks, King Abdullah II, welcoming the President of the Republic, said. You are not a stranger in our country, but you are coming to Jordan in your new capacity, and we are honored to have you here.
The warm and strong relations between our countries at all levels is something we are all proud of. These meetings are easy for us, since we can address only the few issues that need improvement. We are allies on various issues, and in your previous capacity you were a great ally for all of us in addressing the challenges in our region.
We had a very good discussion (during the face-to-face meeting) about the challenges we face here, as well as the next steps.
You have many friends here and for us it is an opportunity to continue to strengthen this relationship at the political, economic, military intelligence level.
I welcome and congratulate you again on your election and look forward to a very fruitful and exciting future in our cooperation."
For his part, President Christodoulides said: "it is a great pleasure and honour to be back in Jordan, this time in the capacity of President of the Republic of Cyprus."
You know how much we value your role and Jordan's role as a pillar of stability in our neighbourhood, a neighbourhood with many challenges but also with promise."
And Cyprus and Jordan always work together to face challenges and seize opportunities.
We have excellent bilateral relations, there is always room for improvement, I am pleased that four Memoranda of Understanding will be signed today, which is a clear indication of our political will to strengthen our relations.
I always enjoy discussions with you and your Foreign Minister on regional developments. There are a number of issues we will discuss, including the Palestinian issue. You know our principled position on a two-state solution.
On the issue of Syria, I know the burden that Jordan has taken on with the refugees and we believe that the international community needs to do much more to support Jordan on this purely humanitarian issue and of course we will discuss EU-Jordan relations. Cyprus is the most ardent supporter of strengthening these relations and I look forward to our discussions.
Thank you for your warm hospitality, I feel at home in Jordan."
The Cypriot delegation consists of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Constantinos Kombos, the Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Mr. Papanastasiou, the Government Spokesman Mr. Constantinos Letibiotis, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Jordan Mr. Michael Ioannou, the Director of the Middle East, Gulf and Africa Directorate, Ms Salina Siabou, the Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President, Mr Doros Venezis, and officials.
Earlier, the President met with Prince Hassan bin Talal, brother of the former King of Jordan, Hussein.
(PM/MB/SX)
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