Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantinos Kombos has held a series of meetings with a number of his counterparts on the sidelines of the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers – Gymnich – and the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum that took place in Stockholm. According to his twitter account, he held separate meetings with his counterparts from the Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Singapore and Japan. During his meeting with Ukraine’s FM Dmytro Kuleba, Kombos said he had the opportunity “to personally convey Cyprus’ principled position for full respect of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence”. “We stand by the Government and people of Ukraine and join our EU partners in offering our unwavering support”, he continued. Kombos also held a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi, on the sidelines of the EU-IndoPacific Forum. They discussed about bilateral relations and underlined the will to further advance cooperation on a political, economic as well as regional level. “Looking forward to personally seeing the Cyprus Embassy in Jakarta up and running soon” Kombos wrote. He also met with India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “Our countries share strong, historical ties. Today, we reaffirmed the excellent level of relations and discussed ways to further strengthen our cooperation,” he wrote. In addition, he met with Singapore’s FM, Vivian Balakrishnan. “Timely opportunity for an overview of the Cyprus -Singapore bilateral relations. Expressed Cyprus’ readiness to further enhance our ties and to initiate political dialogue on regional and international issues,” the Minister wrote. Regarding his meeting with Japan’s FM, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Kombos wrote that they held a comprehensive discussion on the Cyprus – Japan relations and on ways to further enhance bilateral ties. They also “exchanged views on regional and international devts. Agreed on the need for adherence to international law and for upholding the global rules-based order”.
Source: Cyprus News Agency