CAIRO – 8 February 2024: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry met Thursday with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia as well as his counterpart Constantinos Kombos. The talks between Minister Shokry and President Christodoulides focused on cooperation in the sectors of agriculture, fisheries, trade, investment, maritime transport, and tourism. That is in addition to energy as the two sides stressed the importance of eliminating any obstacles facing planned joint projects in that strategic sector. Minister Shokry also suggested hiring seasonal Egyptian workers, and stressed the salience of increasing Cypriot direct investment making the country a departure point to Arab and African markets. Further, Minister Shokry said that Egypt looked forward to hosting the next tripartite summit to also transform trilateral MoUs into reality.

Source: Libya Today February 08, 2024 15:20 UTC