Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-07-23
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[01] CYPRUS - SLOVENIA - MEMORANDUM (2)
[01] CYPRUS - SLOVENIA - MEMORANDUM (2)
Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Markoulli and her
Slovenian counterpart Dimitrij Rupel signed a memorandum in Brussels to
strengthen bilateral cooperation and contacts between Cyprus and
Slovenia.
The memorandum provides for close cooperation between officials and
diplomats of the two countries in European issues, and is considered to
be especially significant since Slovenia will be taking over the EU
rotating presidency in the first half of 2008.
Rupel said the memorandum reaffirms the excellent relations between the
two countries and that he looked forward to cooperation, not only
within the EU, but also in the context of Mediterranean cooperation.
Markoulli noted that the memorandum would establish the relations
between Cyprus and Slovenia and assured the two ministries would
continue to cooperate closely.
In Brussels, Markoulli had a series of meetings on the sidelines of the
General Affairs Council, including her counterparts of Portugal,
Finland and Sweden, with whom she discussed the Cyprus problem,
relations between the EU and Turkey, the Middle East question and the
situation in Turkey after the elections.
Markoulli said she informed her counterparts on developments in the
Cyprus problem, especially the 8 July 2006 Agreement and the deadlocks
created by the Turkish side, and requested their interventions towards
Ankara, which is ``the key`` to the solution.
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