In the participation of the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis in Brest Summitas well as the contacts he had in the French city, mentioned the government representative of Cyprus, Marios Pelekanos.
In his statements to the media, from France, Mr. Pelekanos initially stated that “on the sidelines of his participation in International Conference “An Ocean”the President of the Republic had today a brief conversation with the President of France Emanuel Macron. Due to the busy schedule of President Macron, who was in charge of the Summit, the two leaders agreed to meet again in the next few days, either next Wednesday in Paris or on the sidelines of the EU-Africa Summit to be held on next Thursday and Friday in Brussels.
Earlier today, the President Anastasiadis had a meeting with the US President’s Special Envoy for Climate on the sidelines of the Summit, John Kerryunderlining US support for President Anastasiadis’ Climate Change Initiative.
President Anastasiadis invited Mr. Kerry to a meeting, at the level of leaders, next October in the framework of the Initiative of the Cypriot Government for undertaken coordinated climate actions by the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.
At the same time, Mr. Anastasiadis informed Mr. Kerry about the developments in Cyprusthe essential Confidence Building Measures proposed by the Greek Cypriot side, as well as for the ongoing challenges of Turkey against the Republic of Cyprus.
It should be recalled that last night the President had a personal meeting with the President of the European Council Charles Michelwho briefed him on the developments in the Cyprus issue, asking for the help of the European Union for the promotion and implementation of specific Confidence Building Measures, while encouraging the undertaking of complementary UN initiatives by the Union for the settlement of the Cyprus problem.
During the meeting with Mr. Michel, the President also denounced the unacceptable and provocative incident in Denia and in general the harassment of Greek Cypriot farmers by Turkish troops inside the Dead Zone.
Regarding the specific topic he participated in during the Summit, President Anastasiadis emphasized the importance of green shipping and referred mainly to the commitments made by Cyprus in the common approach of the Mediterranean countries to create a zone of low sulfur emissions throughout the basin.
It is important to note that this is the first international Summit on the Protection of the High Seas and Oceans, attended by Heads of State and Government from many countries around the world and covering a wide range of issues, such as the fight against illegal fishing. the reduction of marine pollution and other very important issues “.
The President of the Republic returns to Cyprus late tonight.
President Anastasiadis is accompanied in France by the government spokesman Marios Pelekanos, the Deputy Minister under the President, Kyriakos Kousios, the Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Dimitriadis and officials.
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