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11/02/2022

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulidis, will continue his contacts with US officials today, Friday, this time in Nicosia.

According to CNA, the head of the Cypriot diplomacy will meet on Friday afternoon with the US Assistant Undersecretary of State for Southern Europe and the Caucasus at the Office of European and Eurasian Affairs, Erika Olson, who is arriving in Cyprus on Thursday afternoon and will leave the island on Monday afternoon. 

According to the same information, the agenda of the talks between Mr. Kasoulides and Ms. Olson will include, among others, the bilateral relations between Cyprus and the USA, the Cyprus issue and the initiatives of the Greek-Cypriot side regarding confidence-building measures, the cooperation in the framework of the 3 + 1 scheme (Cyprus, Greece, Israel + USA), and regional developments, followed by those discussed during the contacts that the Foreign Minister had with the US Government, during his recent visit to the USA.

On Friday morning, the American official will attend a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, during which a Cyprus-US Cooperation Agreement in the fields of Science and Technology will be signed by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriakos Kokkinos, and the Ambassador of the United States in Cyprus, Judith Garber.

The aim of the Agreement is to join forces to carry out joint scientific activities, studies, and other events, such as joint seminars and scientific meetings, as well as exchanges of science and technology personnel, good practices, or other activities.

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