Cypriot Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kobos was transferred to the Cypriot Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kobos to the leadership of the transitional Syrian government, referring to “encouraging results” from his meetings.

The knot arrived at the Presidential Palace in Damascus around 13:00 local time where he was greeted by Syrian counterpart Assad Al Simban.

The head of the Diplomacy of the Republic of Cyprus then met with Syrian transitional President Ahmed al -Sarah.

In his statements after the two -hour meeting, Kobos said that the purpose of his visit to Damascus “was to express the will of the Republic of Cyprus to assist with a positive agenda, in a positive outlook for Syria after the fall of the Assad regime, so on Bilateral level as well as within the EU. “

Relationships are deep, historical, and our goal is to see how we can help in the transition of Syria to return to the international community as a full member with legalization, which is expected and required“, He noted. This, of course, continued, “It presupposes the basic principles of good neighborly, respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of states

The results are positive today, encouraging, but it is a first step in which we will try to continue for the purpose I mentioned above“, He noted.

Asked if some ideas on the Syrian side have been expressed on how the Republic of Cyprus could contribute, the Cypriot minister said that “we have had an extensive discussion”, noting that it concerns both the bilateral level in terms of investment interest, issues that They have to do with the EU, as well as at the level of technocratic aid and at the political level. “There is a positive will and response to the invitation for today’s meeting,” he said, adding that “we expect a constructive continuation of this effort.”

Noting that Syria is a neighboring country, the minister said that its security, its stability and its progress are something that affects and concerns the Republic of Cyprus, “And therefore, we will do everything we can to help this effort, always in the context of reciprocity, common interests and common interest in the security and stability of the area