Limassol: Issues of mutual interest and future ventures were examined during a meeting between Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis and President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail Farag, in a meeting last week in Limassol.
According to Cyprus News Agency, a press release issued on Tuesday said the visit follows Hadjimanolis’ official visit to Egypt in October 2024, during which she visited AASTMT’s facilities in Alexandria and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cooperation in maritime education, research, technology, and innovation between the two parties.
During the meeting in Limassol, a constructive and substantive dialogue took place, focusing on issues of mutual interest and future ventures aimed at enhancing maritime education and professional training of seafarers.
The Shipping Deputy Minister also extended an invitation to the President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, to participate in the upcoming Conference “Maritime Cyprus 2025,” which he gladly accepted.