The first meeting between the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Palestine was held in New York on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the high-level Week of the UNGA.
Speaking after the meeting, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said this was the first step in a long-term cooperation.
“Today we started a great trilateral cooperation … We decided to set up a meeting of our political directors to prepare the next ministerial meeting for January 2017,” he told journalists after talks with Cypriot and Palestinian counterparts Ioannis Kasoulidis and Riyad al-Malki respectively.
“The issues are the strategic situation in the region, and the formation of security and stability of structures … as well as co-operation in a number of areas, from education and tourism to creating economic partnerships for the benefit of our peoples,” the minister said, noting they discussed issues of great interest to all three sides.
On his side, Kasoulidis said the talks brought together countries that share the same principles. “It’s a kind of an organization of a cooperation that includes political issues, brings together three countries that share the same values concerning fighting terrorism and asymmetric threats and which also sets a positive agenda concerning cooperation in tourism, economy and the environment,” he said.
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