Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Alexandros N. Zenon, paid a working visit to Berlin, on 25-27 March, where he participated in an Energy Conference and, also, held bilateral consultations with counterparts from the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancellery.
On March 25, Ambassador Zenon tooκ part at the Energy Conference, entitled “Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue”, co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany.
On the same day, Permanent Secretary Zenon held political consultations with the State Secretary for Political Affairs and EU Matters of the Federal Foreign Office, Markus Ederer, during which the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Germany, the Cyprus problem and other international issues, including the current situation in the broader Middle East and Ukraine, were reviewed. Talks between the two officials continued on 26 March.
The Permanent Secretary was also received, at the Chancellery, by the Special Adviser for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the Chancellor, Christoph Heusgen. Further, he held a meeting with the Director of the Diplomatic Academy, Sabine Sparwasser, with whom he exchanged views on ways of cooperation between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs, as regards issues pertaining to the training of Cypriot diplomats.
