Bilateral ties, Cyprus issue and energy on the agenda of Foreign Minister’s working visit to Rome

Bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem and energy will be among the topics of discussion during Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides’ working visit to Italy.

According to a press release by the Ministry, Kasoulides departs on Sunday for Rome for a two-day working visit. On Tuesday the Foreign Minister will hold a tete a tete meeting with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, followed by extended consultations between the delegations of the two Ministries.

Discussions will focus on bilateral relations and ways to further deepen them in a wide range of sectors, the Cyprus problem, energy issues, the situation in Ukraine and the EU response, as well as other current regional and international issues of common interest.

During his stay in Rome, Kasoulides will hold separate meetings with the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Parliament, Piero Fassino, the President of the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Stefania Craxi, as well as with the CEO of ENI company, Claudio Descalzi.

During a working breakfast the Cypriot Foreign Minister will meet with the Ambassadors of the countries accredited in Cyprus based in Rome.

He returns to Cyprus on Wednesday.

Source: Cyprus News Agency