Cyprus Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary, Kornelios Korneliou, leaves on Monday for Tokyo, where he will hold political consultations with the Deputy Assistant Minister for European Affairs of Japan, Kimitake Nakamura.
According to a Foreign Ministry press release, in the framework of the political consultations, the two officials are expected to review the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Japan and to deepen the cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and tourism. Moreover, they will exchange views and about the EU-Japan relations. Korneliou will brief his interlocutor about the way with which Nicosia realizes the next steps in the process to reunify Cyprus.
Discussions are expected to focus on regional and international challenges which Cyprus and Japan face and the extent to which the two countries are affected by the situation in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and the complications it has caused to the food sector and the energy supplies.
Source: Cyprus News Agency