President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades conveyed his sincere appreciation to outgoing Israeli PM, Yair Lapid for his personal engagement in furthering relations between the two countries.
In a message on Twitter, President Anastasiades said that during a telephone conversation with Lapid, he conveyed his “sincere appreciation” for the latter’s “personal engagement in furthering the Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership.”
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, along with Religious Zionism and two ultra-Orthodox religious parties, gained 64 out of the 120 seats in the Israeli parliament in last week’s election. They are expected to form a new governing majority in the coming weeks.
Lapid’s outgoing coalition, a diverse collection of parties that included the first-ever Arab party to be part of an Israeli government, won 51 seats.
Source: Cyprus News Agency