President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone conversation on Friday with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte whom he informed about the ongoing Cyprus "Amalthea" initiative to send humanitarian aid to the civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor. According to a written statement by Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis the Dutch Prime Minister expressed his country's interest in participating in "Amalthea" and said that on Tuesday a Minister of the Dutch Government will visit Cyprus towards this end. "The Netherlands is among the countries that have recognized and expressed interest in participating in the Plan and are part of the Joint Declaration issued by the Republic of Cyprus, the European Commission, the UAE, the USA, the UK," Letymbiotis said. The Spokesman added that during their telephone conversation, the President of the Republic informed the Dutch Prime Minister about the developments in relation to the maritime corridor and the ongoing actions to send humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza. He said that Rutte expressed once more his country's interest in participating in "Amalthea", as well as his country's desire and intention to assist the initiative through logistical support. Rutte also said that next Tuesday a Minister of the Dutch Government will visit Cyprus accompanied by a team. The President of the Republic held the telephone conversation with Prime Minister Rutte while in Thessaloniki where he paid a visit. He will returns to Cyprus later on Friday. Source: Cyprus News Agency
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