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NNA - UNDP and the Ministry of Social Affairs launch of the first edition of the wheelers wheelchair basketball championship
NNA- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs and with funds from Germany through KfW Development Bank launched...
ATA - Begaj: Albania, promoter of peace and security in region
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ANSA - Paris 2024: Tamberi, Arrigo flag bearers for Italy High jumper and fencer to carry tricolour at opening ceremony
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يقام المعرض بعنوان "زيارة إيطاليا مجددا.
عينات من الصور" برعاية كلاوديو مارا وبالتعاون مع أكاديمية الفنون الجميلة. ...
NNA - Ministry of Justice, European Union, and UNICEF launch first e-learning program to enhance capacities of judges on juvenile justice
NNA– The Ministry of Justice, in the framework of a project funded by the European Union and implemented by UNICEF, launched the “On Juvenile Justice”,...
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ANSA - Soccer: Cannavaro takes over Udinese till end of season Serie A strugglers sack Cioffi
Serie A strugglers Udinese said Monday that they have put Fabio Cannavaro in charge until the end of the season after sacking coach Gabriele Cioffi....
NNA - الجامعة اللبنانية الاميركية تحتفل بطلاب مشاريع CAPSTONE 2024 في مبادرة الشراكة الامريكية الشرق الاوسطية (MEPI)
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ANSA - Inter to wear 'Ext1nction Numb3rs' for Earth Day Club, WWF team up to say climate, biodiversity crises affect all
Inter and WWF Italia have teamed up for an Earth Day initiative to show that the environmental crisis affects everyone and needs addressing, ...
ANSA - معرض عن هنري دو تولوز-لوترك في تورينو
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NNA - Massive fire erupts in Syrian refugee camp near Zahle, civil defense teams rush to the scene
NNA-A massive fire broke out on Monday in a Syrian refugee camp near Al-Rehab complex in Zahle, Bekaa, prompting civil defense teams from all centers...
ANSA - عرض أزياء مجموعة جوتشي كروز الجديدة في لندن في مايو
(أنسامد) - أبريل 22 - روما - أعلنت دار جوتشي الإيطالية للأزياء الراقية، أن عرض أزياء مجموعة غوتشي كروز 2025 سيقام في لندن يوم 13 مايو القادم، موضحة أن العرض سيقام في متحف تيت مودرن.
يتمتع متحف تيت مودرن بامتلاكه مشهدا ثقافيا ديناميكيا في لندن، ...
ANSA - اختتام معرض فيتشنزا للسيارات الكلاسيكية
(أنسامد) -أبريل 22- روما - اختتمت النسخة الأولى من معرض فيتشنزا للسيارات الكلاسيكية والذى افتتح يوم الجمعة الماضى فى ميلانو .
وقد شاركت فيه مجموعة من المعارض الإيطالية بعدد من السيارات الكلاسيكية والرياضية حيث شهد اقبالاً كبيراً فى منطقى الاحتفالات بالجناح 7 من معرض فيتشنزا كلاسيكا....
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Stock market soars on Galp oil find, up 3.5% to 6,515.47 points
Lisbon, April,22,2024 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed higher today, with the PSI index rising 3.50% to 6,515.47 points, the highest since November 2020,...
Lusa - Business News - Angola: Brazil embassy resolves tourist visa delay
Luanda, April.22,2024 (Lusa) - The Brazilian embassy in Luanda has announced that it has delivered all the applications for tourist visas that were under analysis...
Lusa - Business News - ÇPortugal: Galp shares boost stock market after discovery disclosure
Lisbon,April.22,2024(Lusa)—Analysts consulted by Lusa said on Monday that the rise in Galp's share price is a natural reaction to the significant commercial discovery in Namibia...
CNA - لقب الدوري القبرصي لكرة القدم تحدد بين فريقي أبويل وآيك
يتنافس فريقا أبويل من نيقوسيا وأيك من لارنكا على لقب الدوري القبرصي سيتا لكرة القدم.
بعد الجولة الثامنة من المرحلة الثانية من المجموعة الأولى وقبل مباراتين فقط على نهاية الدوري، استطاع الفريقين البقاء في المركزين الأولين في الترتيب. ...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Madeira hotels almost fully sold out for May flower festival
Funchal, Portugal, April 22,2024 (Lusa) - Hotel occupancy in Madeira is expected to be around 95% during the Flower Festival, between 2 and 26 May,...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Wine exports to Brazil to rise 10% in value in 2024 - association
São Paulo, Abril.22,2024(Lusa) - Exports of wine from Portugal to Brazil are expected to grow by 5% in volume and 10% in value by 2024,...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Douro winegrowers call for halt to new vine planting
Vila Real,Portugal April.22,2024(Lusa)-'Associações do Douro' a local association in the Douro valley region of northern Portugal has called for stringent conditions on planting new vine,...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Amount invested in savings certificates falls for fifth month, below €34B
Lisbon, April 22, 2024 (Lusa) - The amount invested in savings certificates (CAs) issued by Portugal's government in March fell to €33.9956 billion, ...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Azores region guide for hiring foreign nationals welcomed by business
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Lusa - Business News - Angola: Economic growth was 0.9% last year, better than previous estimate - IMF
Washington, April 22, 2024 (Lusa) - The International Monetary Fund economist who coordinated the institution's latest economic reports on sub-Saharan Africa told Lusa on Monday...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: All parties ready to agree on measures to combat corruption - minister
Lisbon,April,22,2024(Lusa)- Portugal's minister of justice said on Monday that all the parties with seats in parliament have told her that they are willing to agree...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Fruit producers in Oeste propose region-wide water management project
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Lusa - Business News - Macau/CPLP: China, Portuguese-language world to explore new areas of cooperation
Macau, China, April 22, 2024 (Lusa) - China and Portuguese-language countries want to explore new areas of cooperation, such as the digital and blue economies,...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Debt management key pillar of economic policy since 1974 - analysts
Lisbon, April 22, 2024 (Lusa) - The management of public debt in Portugal became a fundamental pillar of economic policy after the country's 1974 Revolution,...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Authority fines supermarkets €76,900 in three years for misleading ads
Lisbon, April 22, 2024 (Lusa) - Portugal's Directorate-General for Consumers (DGC) imposed total fines of €76,900 on supermarkets for misleading advertising between 2020 and 2024,...
Lusa - Business News - Angola: Country 'at standstill' due to second phase of general strike - unions
Luanda,April,22,2024(Lusa)-Angola's workforce has come to a "complete standstill" at the start of the second phase of the general strike called by the country's main trade...
Lusa - Business News - Angola: Three diamonds from Lulo mine totalling 361 carats auctioned for $10.5M
Lisbon, April 22, 2024 (Lusa) - Three diamonds from Angola's Lulo mine, totalling 361 carats, were sold at auction for $10.5 million (around €10 million),...
CNA - الرئيس خريستوذوليديس: الجانب القبرصي اليوناني لديه خطة لتحقيق نتيجة إيجابية في المشكلة القبرصية
قال رئيس الجمهورية نيكوس خريستوذوليديس اليوم الاثنين في تصريحاته فبيل حدث نظمته منظمة الشباب القبرصي، إن الجانب القبرصي اليوناني لديه خطة محددة حول كيفية خلق حقائق إيجابية للجميع فيما يتعلق بالمشكلة القبرصية. ...
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Lusa - Business News - Angola: Bar association to ensure workers' rights during strike
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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Port of Lisbon sees more than 700,000 cruise ship passengers in 2023
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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Criminalise unjustified enrichment, offshore transfers - Left Bloc
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CNA - General government records surplus €918.7 mn in 2023
General government results for 2023 indicate a fiscal surplus of €918.7 mn, according to the Statistical Service of Cyprus.
The Statistical Service announced on Monday...
Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Greater Bay allows 'wide access' to China - economy minister
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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Country hopes to join China's visa exemption group - economy minister
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Lusa - Business News - Cabo Verde: Strong growth in 2023 backed by tourism - IMF forecast
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Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Economic growth to remain modest in medium term - IMF forecast
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وفقاً لبيان صحفي رسمي، سيتم خلال الاجتماع مناقشة قضايا مهمة تتعلق بالقطاع الصحي، من بينها أزمة القوى العاملة الصحية وتأمين إمدادات الأدوية والخطة الأوروبية لمكافحة السرطان،...
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بعد سباق ممتاز، قدمت بيليندريتو أفضل ما لديها وحصلت على المركز الأول في نهائي سباق 50 متر. ...
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CNA - Region enters a new era, FM says after joint meeting with Greece, Israel, UAE (2)




CNA-Athena Arsalidou-Nicosia
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United Arab Emirates held their first joint meeting on Friday in the coastal town of Pafos -a meeting made possible by the recent normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE- stressing the importance and symbolism of this meeting for the cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity of the region.

The meeting was attended by Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, the Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Dendias, of Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, and of the United Arab Emirates Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan who participated through teleconference and was represented at the meeting by the Diplomatic Adviser of the President of the UAE and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash.

The Cypriot Foreign Minister said that the meeting signifies the new era the region has entered, driven by a common vision of stability, prosperity and peace through cooperation.

He also said that he briefed them on the latest developments on the Cyprus problem, adding that “we all agreed that a reunified Cyprus must be a functional, viable sovereign state, with no foreign interference and anachronistic systems that have no place in the 21st century”.

Among the issues they discussed were the situation in Libya, Syria, Yemen, the situation in Afghanistan, JCPOA, energy, civil protection, genetics and molecular medicine, education, the pandemic, digital innovation, tourism, climate, defence.

During their statements, following the meeting, they stressed that their cooperation is open for other countries of the region.

Taking the floor, Christodoulides said that “as cooperation is further enhanced we see a path to institutionalising this cooperation in a regional forum for cooperation and security always based on a positive agenda”.

He stressed that the path is open for all countries of the region to join, given that they respect good neighbourly relations, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, and adhere to international law.

Referring to the informal conference on Cyprus that will take place in Geneva this month, he said that the Greek Cypriot side goes to the meeting “steadfastly committed to resuming negotiations for reunifying Cyprus in a bi-zonal bi-communal federation, with political equality, fully in line with UNSCRs, international and EU law. We and the international community expect the same of all other actors involved”.

In his statements, the Greek Foreign Minister said that what unites the four countries are common principles, such as good neighborhood relations and peaceful resolution of disputes on the basis of international law, such as the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea.

Our cooperation is open to all provided they respect those values, he underlined.

Dendias said they discussed cooperation on a number of areas, such as energy and underlined the importance of the EastMed gas pipeline and renewable energy sources.

He said he briefed his colleagues on his visits in Libya, saying that in view of the elections in December, one fundamental precondition is the withdrawal of all foreign forces present on the ground in Libya, a position they all supported.

Dendias said that he also addressed the meetings he had yesterday in Ankara. ‘In this context I reiterated that each side has its own views, clearly manifested during the press conference”, he continued.

He underlined the commitment of the Greek government to seek a positive agenda in its relations with Turkey, starting with economic and trade relations.

The Greek side submitted, during the Ankara meeting, a series of proposals in that regard, and so did the Turkish side. I have also extended an invitation to my Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to visit Athens, Dendias said.

In his statements, the Israeli Minister said that the countries share a similar view on the Middle East and its future and noted that the meeting is one of the results of the change that has taken place in the Middle East over the past year.

This change, he said, has created a real opportunity to change the face of the Middle East adding “and if you don’t believe that, ask yourself if you could have seen this picture only just a year ago”.

“We want the meeting today to become a permanent framework that we also extend to a working level” he said, adding that they discussed a number of areas of cooperation, including energy.

“We hope that this will lead to an energy partnership between the Eastern Med and the Gulf” he said, stressing that the opportunity and the potential are huge.

In addition, he said that with the crisis facing tourism due to the pandemic, cooperation in this field is key success factor. Furthermore, he said that they have built a framework for cooperation in dealing with emergencies, including fighting fires.
He said that they discussed challenges “that Iran and Hezbollah and other extremists pose to the stability of the Middle East and regional peace”, adding that “we will do what ever it takes to prevent these extremists to success and we will prevent this regime from having nuclear weapons”.

Israel, he said, is committed to the regional cooperation and invited them to a working level meeting in Israel as soon as possible.

“Together we can turn our vision of cooperation into reality that will improve the lives of all our citizens”, he concluded.

Diplomatic Adviser of the President of the UAE and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash, who represented at the meeting the UAE Foreign Minister, said that the regular holding of these conversations and consultations “solidifies the relations between our nations” adding that through such dialogue “we are able to gain a deeper level of joined understanding and higher levels of cooperation and addressing the various challenges facing our region”.

He said they also discussed their shared visions for future cooperation and joint understanding of regional issues including the energy security in the region and the fight against COVID19.

“We shared our visions on future cooperation and explored new avenues to expand our ties in various sectors such as trade, investments, manufacturing, technology, science, health services, and food products” he said.

The UAE, he added, shares with its friends and allies a common understanding of the need to engage in joint efforts to support regional stability and noted that the political solution is the only way to resolve and end the current crisis in the region.

“Our discussions today focused on ways to enhance joint action to face the repercussions of COVID19 and how to strengthen high level cooperation in fighting the virus and protecting the health of our people. We explored the avenues of strengthening our cooperation in areas of using technologies to fight COVID, medical research and the distribution of COVID vaccines” he concluded.

They all thanked the Cypriot Foreign Minister for hosting this quadrilateral meeting.

CNΑ/AAR/ΤΝΕ/2021
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY


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Date : 2021-04-17 10:19:00







 

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