NICOSIA: Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades received Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on Sunday.
The two sides reviewed cooperation between the Kingdom and Cyprus and ways to strengthen and develop it in all fields.
They discussed the opportunities to broaden the mutual relations in light of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 reform plan to the benefit of both countries.
The two sides also discussed the most important regional and international issues of common interest.
The meeting stressed the importance both of intensifying international efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and of rendering the Middle East a region free of weapons of mass destruction.
Prince Faisal met his Cyprus counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides and reviewed ways to strengthen bilateral relations at all levels.
The two sides reviewed the role of the Kingdom in preserving the environment through the Green Saudi Arabia and Green Middle East initiatives.
The two sides also stressed the importance of supporting all regional and international efforts to stop the humanitarian violations by the terrorist Houthi militia against the Yemeni people, which are obstructing all political solutions to the Yemeni crisis. In addition they discussed the efforts of the Kingdom and Cyprus in combatting terrorism and extremism.
