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On Monday, 13 June 2022, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs.Anita Demetriou held separate meetings with the Speaker of the Parliament of Monaco Mr.Stephane Valeri, the Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro Mrs.Danijela Durović and the Speaker of the Parliament of Malta Mr. Angelo Farrugia, on the margins of the 15th Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of the Smaller European States, hosted by the Parliament of Monaco, between 12 and 14 June 2022.
During the meeting with the President of the Parliament of Monaco, Mr Stephane Valeri, both sides confirmed their common will to continue cooperation and contacts between Cyprus and Monaco, based on the common principles and similarities between the two small states. A joint commitment was also made to take steps to strengthen exchanges in the field of investment and trade. Mrs Demetriou and Mr Valeri expressed their common will and intention to further strengthen exchanges between the Parliaments of the two countries, as well as to continue cooperation between them through their joint active participation in the Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of the Small States of Europe. Ms Demetriou also thanked Mr Valeri for his efforts to promote the participation of women in the Parliament of Monaco.
During the meeting with the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Ms. Danijela Durovic, Ms. Demetriou expressed her gratitude for the support that Montenegro provides to Cyprus with regard to the efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, noting the positive prospects that the resolution of the problem will bring to the entire Eastern Mediterranean region. Ms Durovic reaffirmed the position of Montenegrin authorities regarding the resolution of the Cyprus problem, noting in particular the need to respect the territorial integrity of the country. In addition, Mrs Demetriou noted that Cyprus supports Montenegro's European course and expressed the readiness of the House of Representatives to assist in the harmonisation efforts of the Parliament of Montenegro. Angelo Farrugia, Mrs Demetriou expressed her thanks for Malta's principled stance on the Cyprus problem, a stance confirmed by Mr Farrugia, noting that Malta's position in favour of a solution to the Cyprus problem is expressed within the European Union and will also be expressed within the United Nations Security Council, in which Malta will participate as a non-permanent Member from January 2023. The two Presidents also praised the excellent level of bilateral relations between Cyprus and Malta and expressed their common will to expand and strengthen them at the inter-parliamentary level.
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