Doha: Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoulis hailed relations between Qatar and Cyprus, especially on the political level, expressing hopes for their further advancement in all aspects.
Speaking on the occasion of Cyprus’s assumption of the presidency of the Council of the European Union, Dr Marcoulis pointed out Qatari-Cypriot relations, which have been remarkably boosted during the last years following the exchange of high-level political visits and the signing of a considerable number of bilateral agreements.
The exchanges began in November 2008, with the visit of the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani to Cyprus and the signing of the first agreement, and continued in May 2009 with the official visit of the President of the Republic of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias to Doha, during which further agreements were signed.QNA
