Cyprus & Greece joint committee on shipping

Cyprus Maritime Chamber?

Cyprus and Greece have decided to set up a joint committee on shipping issues following the recent official visit to Cyprus of a delegation of the Greek Ministry of Merchant Shipping.

EU shipping policy and cooperation between Cyprus and Greece on a broad range of issues concerning shipping were the main issues discussed during the delegation’s official visit.

During the talks the two delegations agreed that at the international level each country must represent itself and express its position autonomously.

Towards this goal, Cyprus, Greece, Malta and other EU countries have undertaken several initiatives which aim to promote shipping at the European level and to protect professions at sea.

Communications and Works Ministry Permanent Secretary Makis Constantinides and Greek Ministry of Merchant Shipping General Secretary Ioannis Tzoannos also looked into ways of addressing several initiatives within the EU that they believe ignore international organisations and their policies.

The Cyprus delegation also put on the table the insurance rights of Cypriots who have worked or work in Greek-flagged ships, as well as the issue of Cypriot students studying at Greek Merchant Navy Academies.

They also examined setting up a Cyprus Maritime Chamber.

Both Constantinides and Tzoannos expressed their satisfaction over the results of their contacts, underlining that they look forward to further cooperation between the two countries in merchant shipping.