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Cyprus FM pays working visit to Lebanon

Cyprus – Lebanon bilateral relations, the Cyprus issue, regional developments and migration will be on the agenda of talks that Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, will have on Tuesday in Beirut with his Lebanese counterpart, Abdallah Bou Habib.

According to a press release issued by the Foreign Ministry, Kombos pays a one-day working visit to Lebanon, at Bou Habib’s invitation.

The Foreign Ministry said that during his stay in Beirut the Foreign Minister will have a meeting with Bou Habib, in the presence of delegations from the two Ministries.

Bilateral relations and the prospects of further deepening them, regional developments, migration and the Cyprus issue will be on the agenda of the talks.

After the consultations, the two Ministers will make statements to the press.

Kombos will also be received by the acting Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati, and by the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri. He will also meet with the Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces General Joseph Aoun.

Cyprus has be
en divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results.

The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.

Source: Cyprus News Agency