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Meetings with the Ambassador of Greece, Ioannis Papameletiou, and the Ambassador of France, Salina Grenet Catalano, were held by the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulidis.
Εγκάρδια εθιμοτυπική συνάντηση του νέου Υπ.Εξ @IKasoulides 🇨🇾 με τον Πρέσβη της Ελλάδας 🇬🇷 στην Κύπρο, κ. Ιωάννη Παπαμελετίου με την ευκαιρία της ανάληψης νέων καθηκόντων του νέου Υπ.Εξ.
▶️ Συνέχιση αγαστής συνεργασίας, συντονισμού & διαβούλευσης.#Cyprus #Greece @GREmbassyCY pic.twitter.com/B9fD3W9fJT— Cyprus MFA (@CyprusMFA) January 12, 2022
A post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Twitter states that Mr. Kasoulidis had a cordial ceremonial meeting with the Ambassador of Greece in Cyprus, on the occasion of assuming his duties and stressed the continuation of good cooperation, coordination, and consultation between Nicosia and Athens.
Merci @IKasoulides de m'avoir reçue au lendemain de votre prise de fonction. Nous avons évoqué les enjeux de la #PFUE2022 pour une Europe 🇪🇺 plus souveraine, votre déplacement en 🇫🇷 pour le #Gymnich, la question chypriote, ainsi que les impulsions à donner à la relation 🇫🇷🇨🇾. pic.twitter.com/E2ttAmMRJ4
— Salina Grenet-Catalano (@SalinaGrenet) January 12, 2022
In a post on Twitter, the French Ambassador to Nicosia thanked Mr. Kasoulidis for welcoming her the day after he took office. He added that they discussed the challenges of the French Presidency of the EU for a more sovereign Europe, Mr. Kasoulides’s trip to France for the informal Foreign Ministers Council, the Cyprus issue as well as the impetus to be given to the relations between France and Cyprus.
In a Twitter post, US Ambassador Judith Garber congratulated Kasoulides on his appointment as Foreign Minister and said he looked forward to meeting with him soon and working with him to expand the strong bilateral cooperation between the USA and the Republic of Cyprus.
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