Cyprus Foreign Minister holds diplomatic meetings in New York

Cypriot Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kombos held a series of high-level diplomatic meetings in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly. A primary focus was a trilateral meeting with foreign ministers from Greece and Egypt to strengthen cooperation ahead of the upcoming 11th Cyprus-Greece-Egypt Trilateral Summit to be hosted in Cyprus.

Kombos also engaged in several bilateral discussions:

• Indonesia: Met with Foreign Minister Sugiono to discuss strengthening relations. An agreement was signed to waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports to facilitate official exchanges.

• India: Met with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to reaffirm the growing strategic partnership, specifically regarding trade, shipping, connectivity, security, defense, and digitalization.

• Iceland: Discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including EU-Iceland relations and the European Economic Area.

Additionally, the Cypriot Foreign Minister co-hosted a high-level meeting with the Prime Minister of Andorra to coordinate the interests of small European states.