President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting on Thursday with Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Nasser Kamel with whom they discussed issues concerning the Union, the situation in the Middle East, as well as gender equality.
The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Commissioner for Gender Equality Josie Christodoulou.
In statements after the meeting, Kombos pointed out that Cyprus is an active member of the Union for the Mediterranean and noted that today a very important conference begins in Nicosia, which is co-organized by UfM and the Commissioner’s office, attended by a large number of delegates and covered by important media outlets of the region.
“It is our great pleasure to have here the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean. It is a partnership in which the Republic of Cyprus has invested a lot and will continue to invest in the next period,” he said.
Nasser Kamel said that as regards gender equality, Cyprus
shows the way to all the countries of the Mediterranean, in all sectors, economic, political and others, so that they can outline what the Union for the Mediterranean can do to ensure that this important part of our societies (gender equality) is fully empowered to create sustainable development in the region.
Kamel added that with President Christodoulides they also discussed about the tragic events in the Middle East, saying that they discussed the ways in which the effort for a ceasefire and reaching a solution for a sustainable and lasting peace in the region will be able to proceed.
The deliberations of the two-day high-level conference entitled “Women for the Mediterranean”, which is co-organized by the Union for the Mediterranean and the Office of the Commissioner for Gender Equality, on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus, begins today and wraps up tomorrow in Nicosia.
CNA acts as media sponsor of the event.
Source: Cyprus News Agency