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  • Egypt looks forward to holding Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek Summit in Cairo

    Egypt looks forward to holding Egyptian-Cypriot-Greek Summit in Cairo

    ΑίγυπτοςPresident Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday 12/4/2016 visiting Cypriot Parliament Speaker Yiannakis Omirou in the presence of Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal and the Cypriot Ambassador to Egypt.

    Sisi welcomed the Cypriot legislator and highlighted the depth of relations binding the two countries, said presidential spokesman Alaa Yousef, adding that president Sisi expressed hope for holding a tripartite summit in Cairo between him and the leaders of Cyprus and Greece to continue discussions on various issues.

    The president welcomed Cyprus stances supporting Egypt and its people as well as its support for Egypt at regional and international gatherings.

    President Sisi also praised cooperation between the two countries during the hijacking of the Egyptian plane in Cyprus weeks ago, which reflected the strength of Egyptian-Cypriot relations.

    The Cypriot parliament speaker conveyed the greetings of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to President Sisi and also praised cooperation between the two countries in the economic domains.

    The Cyprus speaker said during a meeting earlier with prime minister Sherif Ismail that Egyptian-Cypriot ties gained momentum recently and underscored his country’s keenness on offering support for Egypt in its anti-terrorism and extremism efforts.

    (www.sis.gov.eg)

  • Greek-Cypriot author Georgiou wins 2016 European Literature Award

    Greek-Cypriot author Georgiou wins 2016 European Literature Award

    ΓενικάGreek Cypriot author Antonis Georgiou has received the ‘European Literature Award’ for 2016 for his book titled ‘An album of stories’, originally title: ‘Ena alpum istories’, published by ‘To Rodakio’. The European Literature Award started in 2009 by the EU in an effort to promote young successful authors in their home countries to a pan-European audience. The judging committee is made up of 10 people from the countries participating in the event each year. The author wrote on his facebook page that he was pleased to have been selected and thanked the committee. The Award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Brussels at the end of May.

    (en.protothema.gr)

  • Egypt signs military cooperation agreement with Cyprus

    Egypt signs military cooperation agreement with Cyprus

    ΓενικάEgypt’s defence minister Sedki Sobhi and his Cypriot counterpart Christophoros Fokaides signed a joint military cooperation agreement Monday in Cairo, an Egyptian army spokesman said.

    Sobhi and Fokaides, who is the first Cypriot defence minister to visit Egypt, also discussed previously signed memoranda of understanding for cooperation in defence, military trainings, and exchange of expertise, Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said in a statement.

    Fokaides and Sobhi tackled “marine and energy security and prospects for cooperation in the energy sector,” according to a Cypriot press release, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported.

    The press release stipulated that a Joint Rescue Coordination Center delegation will visit Egypt in the coming weeks to sign an agreement about cooperation in Search and Rescue.

    Both defence ministers also discussed regional and international matters, including security challenges, the fight against terrorism, and the immigration crisis, according to CNA.

    Sedki Sobhi expressed his appreciation for the depth of relations between Egypt and Cyprus, based on coordination and matching positions on regional matters for the security and stability of both countries, Egypt’s army spokesperson said.

    Fokaides talked about Egypt’s regional importance and called for the support in its efforts in fighting regional terrorism, the Cypriot press release stated.

    Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended a tripartite summit in Athens last December with the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades.

    (english.ahram.org.eg)

  • Religious Leaders Make Joint Appeal for Information on Missing Persons

    Religious Leaders Make Joint Appeal for Information on Missing Persons

    Γενικά νέαCyprus’ religious leaders have made a joint appeal to Cypriots of all creeds to provide information to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) on possible burial sites.

    On Monday, “Archbishop Chrysostomos II of the Church of Cyprus, Dr Talip Atalay,Mufti of Cyprus, Archbishop Soueif of the Maronite Church of Cyprus, also representing the Latin Patriarchal Vicar and Representative of the Apostolic Nunciature in Cyprus, and the representative of Archbishop Nareg of the Armenian Orthodox Church of Cyprus visited the CMP laboratory accompanied by Ambassador Klas Gierow of Sweden and met with the CMP Members and scientists,” an UNFICYP press release said.

    It is added that “the visit was organized within the framework of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process under the Auspices of the Embassy of Sweden.

    (greece.greekreporter.com)