The two ministers reviewed “the full spectrum of our flourishing bilateral relations, discussing concrete ways of enhancing existing cooperation and expanding it to new fields, for the mutual benefit of our peoples and our region in general”, said Christodoulides.
 
Regarding energy, the minister said cooperation in the field of energy between Cyprus and Lebanon is of particular importance. The geographical proximity of the countries, “our  joint commitment to international law and the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea to which both Cyprus and Lebanon are Parties, the Agreement on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone, signed between Cyprus and Lebanon, and the fact that some of the biggest energy companies of the world are operating in both the maritime zones of Lebanon and Cyprus, provide for a solid basis for enhancing our cooperation in the energy sector by creating synergies for the benefit of our countries and peoples”. 
 
The Cypriot minister remarked that in this part of the world, “that is no stranger to turbulence and uncertainty, the rapid developments of the last few weeks have once more brought home the message of how necessary dialogue, cooperation and a positive agenda are, all the more in times like these”.
 
Christodoulides reminded that during his last visit to Beirut, the first trilateral meeting with Lebanon and Greece, at the level of Foreign Ministers was held. “Today, I am very pleased to announce that we have started preparations for the first Trilateral Summit at the level of Heads of State / Government, to be held in Nicosia in the spring of this year, demonstrating our determination to continue to build on the path of respect and cooperation with our neighbours, in a region where this is often not the norm”.
 
 Our vision, he added, “is that mini-lateral cooperation mechanisms such as this one, will lay the ground for the establishment of a result-oriented regional platform, that will in turn have a tangible and positive impact on the lives of our citizens and will eventually allow all countries of our region to work together to tackle challenges and utilize the untapped potential”.
 
 Christodoulides also briefed his counterpart on the EU-Lebanon relations and reiterated that the EU is determined to continue working towards the further enhancement and strengthening of these ties, to our common benefit.  “I wish to emphasize that Cyprus will continue, also within the EU, to be a strong advocate for Lebanon, and its people”.

Source: CNA

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Ryanair on Wednesday announced flights from Paphos to Beirut commencing in October, as part of its Winter 2019 schedule.

Announcing the news on Twitter, Ryanair also features a two-minute video “Explore Paphos with Ryanair”.

To celebrate the announcement, Ryanair launched a seat sale with fares from just €17.99, for travel in August, which must be booked by midnight Friday ( July 12) only on the Ryanair.com website.

Paphos Regional Board of Tourism welcomed the announcement, saying it would give impetus to the economy and promote tourism, particularly short-stay visits, wedding tourism and honeymoon travel.

On June 26, Ryanair announced seven new routes from Paphos — Berlin Tegel, Bournemouth, Kyiv, Mykonos, Liverpool, Katowice and Malta.

Source: Cyprusdaily

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