After the meeting in Nicosia, the three leaders made joint statements, with President Nicos Anastasiades saying that “today’s trilateral meeting reaffirms the excellent relations and the bonds of friendship among the three countries and it lays the foundations of a strategic regional cooperation and its expansion in many sectors.”
The President noted that “we welcome the laudable ‘Aqaba Process’ initiative of the King of Jordan and I congratulated the country for the exemplary political conscientiousness and humane sensitivity that it demonstrates.”
In a joint decelaration, Anastasiades, King Abdullah II of
On the thorny issue of
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Management of refugees
“We recognise that the effective management of the large numbers of refugees, a direct consequence of the conflicts in the region and especially the war in
“In this context, we reiterate the need for the EU to support
The joint declaration said that after two preparatory trilateral meetings held in
“Increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources is an environmental and strategic target in our countries. We acknowledge the importance of reducing the consequences of global warming and climate change, thereby ensuring a sustainable energy future for our economies, our societies and the environment. In this regard, we express our determination to strengthen our collaboration, in particular in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, including the crucial issue of financing and securing investments.”
Water, agriculture and maritime
Water scarcity, agriculture education and innovation, tourism and maritime transport were also discussed particularly as regards inspection of vessels, ‘seafarers’ training and certification issues and implementation of international maritime conventions adopted in the context of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Arrangements were signed between
On the protection of antiquities, an agreement was signed on the prevention of theft, clandestine excavation and illicit import, export or transfer of ownership of cultural property and the promotion of its restitution. This comprehensive and inclusive document also contains provisions for training and exchanges, as well as joint research projects.
The trilateral declaration also welcomed the “Convention on Offences Related to Cultural Property” which was opened for signature on May 19, 2017 in
Co-operation was also explored in areas of digital and communication technologies, the critical health sector, prevention and responding to diseases and disasters and healthcare challenges related to the migrant-refugee issue.
It was agreed that the second trilateral summit will be held in
Despite the hype raised prior to the trilateral summit, no deal was announced on pumping natural gas from the Cyprus offshore fields to Jordan, either from floating plants or via Egypt, where Cyprus gas could be shipped for processing and export.
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However,
“The Greek Cypriot administration’s signing of treaties together with