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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 12-11-28
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[01] Markoullis expresses Cyprus` interest in the region's happenings
[01] Markoullis expresses Cyprus` interest in the region's happenings
Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Markoullis has expressed Cyprus`
interest in the happenings in the area of its immediate neighbourhood,
and has pointed out the positive role Cyprus could play in promoting
European positions in the region, in a speech at the opening session of
the Berlin Security Conference, 11th Congress on European Security and
Defence, titled "Europe and its Neighbours - Common Responsibility for
a Stable Continent".
She also explained how the EU could address the regional and world
challenges in security issues and strengthen its role as an international
player, focusing on the Southern Neighbourhood and especially the
Mediterranean region.
Markoullis furthermore referred to the initiatives and activities
of the Republic of Cyprus in addressing crises in the region, noting
that the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council has designated "Europe in
the World-Closer to its neighbours" as one of its four priorities and
has placed special emphasis on the southern dimension of the European
Neighbourhood Policy, in order to enhance the relations with Mediterranean
partners.
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