The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) and regional developments were at the centre of the contacts of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos, who is in New York for the High-Level Week of the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Kombos accompanied on Tuesday the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, to the Opening Session of the 80th General Assembly.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release that Kombos had successive contacts on Tuesday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Seyed Araghchi, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei, Erywan Yusof, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Imma Tor Faus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, Badr Albusaidi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis, the Minister of State of Qatar, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty.
“The focus of Kombos’ contacts was on issues of bilateral interest, the upcoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) and regional developments,” the press release added.
A Trilateral Ministerial Meeting of Cyprus-Greece-Egypt was also held, with the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis and Badr Abdelatty. The three Ministers “reviewed the level of cooperation in the fields of security, energy and shipping, while exchanging views on developments in the region” it is added.
It is noted that the Minister had also held bilateral meetings in the previous days with his counterparts from Kenya, Ecuador, Serbia, Iraq, Liechtenstein, as well as with the Executive Director of the UN Office for Programme Services (UNOPS), and the Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organisation.
He also participated in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, as well as the 25th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs’ contacts will continue throughout the week, the announcement concludes.
