Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign and European Affairs Harris Georgiades held a meeting Friday with Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces of the French Senate, Olivier Cadic, on the occasion of Cadic’s visit to Cyprus as a speaker in a conference organised by The Cyprus Institute.
According to a press release by the Cyprus House of Representatives, during the meeting they referred to the opportunities and the importance of further upgrading the already excellent Cyprus-France relations in various fields, including the parliamentary field.
They also discussed about ways to strengthen trade cooperation especially in view of the opportunities that arise for French companies, from the use of Cyprus as a gateway to the countries of the wider region.
Georgiades stressed that strengthening the military and defence cooperation between the two countries will contribute to achieving their common goal of ensuring conditions of peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region, noting the ability of Cyprus to act effectively as a credible factor of security and stability in the wider region.
Source: Cyprus News Agency