Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday expressed mutual commitment to deepen coordination between Athens and Nicosia, ahead of the 3rd Intergovernmental Greece-Cyprus Conference held in Greece’s capital.
During comments at Maximos Mansion, Mitsotakis described the initiative as “particularly important” and said it “yields significant results in improving the coordination of our governments.”
“Beyond the very close communication we maintain and our regular personal contact, it is very important to coordinate our work, especially ahead of Cyprus assuming the EU presidency in the first half of 2026,” he added.
Christodoulides highlighted the broader benefits of the partnership, saying it had strengthened cooperation “beyond strictly national issues” and allowed Cyprus to draw on Greek expertise in domestic governance.
As the meeting comes 50 days before Cyprus takes over the rotating EU presidency, Christodoulides said Nicosia would work to enhance the “strategic autonomy of the EU.”
“Cyprus and Greece have a very important role in strengthening the EU’s relations with the Middle East,” he said, adding that recent joint initiatives, including a successful meeting of energy ministers from the United States, Israel, Greece and Cyprus in Athens last week, were helping identify points of convergence between the EU and the United States.
The 3rd Intergovernmental Greece-Cyprus Conference is taking place in Athens, two years after it was officially established by Mitsotakis and Christodoulides in 2023.