Egypt, Cyprus Sign MoU to Promote Diplomatic Co-op

Egypt's Foreign Minister (FM) Sameh Shoukry and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides signed on Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), in order to boost cooperation between both countries in the fields of exchange and training programs.

The agreement was inked between the Diplomatic Academy of the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Institute of Diplomatic Studies at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), spokesman Ahmed Hafez tweeted.

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Moreover, Hafez confirmed that the consultations were held between the Egyptian and Cypriot delegations headed by Shoukry and Christodoulides to tackle bilateral issues, and ways of moving forward towards deepening cooperation between the two countries, as well as discussing issues of common concern.

On Monday, Shoukry headed to the Cypriot capital Nicosia on a visit upon an invitation from his Cypriot counterpart.

The visit comes within the framework of efforts to push forward bilateral relations and follow up on the outcomes of the meeting of the higher committee for Egyptian-Cypriot cooperation that was hosted by Cairo in September under the co-chairmanship of the two countries' presidents.