Cyprus News Agency
Wednesday
Cyprus, Greece and Armenia discuss enhancing cooperation on Diaspora issues
Enhancing cooperation among Cyprus, Greece and Armenia on Diaspora issues was at the heart of the trilateral meeting of the three countries on Wednesday that took place on the sidelines of the Conference of Overseas Cypriots taking place in Nicosia.
In remarks after the meeting, Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues and Overseas Cypriots Fotis Fotiou said that they had a very productive tripartite meeting" in which specific issues related to the Diaspora of the three countries were discussed.
Fotiou said that that there is political will to move ahead with a productive and effective trilateral co-operation on Diaspora issues.
As he said, the three countries have very strong Diasporas in very important countries, such as the USA, France, England and Australia.
"Through this cooperation we will activate the organized groups of our Diasporas to promote the interests of the three countries" he added.
He also referred to the goal they set to bring the new generation of the Diaspora of the three countries closer, noting that they decided to repeat the example of the last days with regard to Israel, Greece and Cyprus.
Fotiou also referred to the decision taken jointly to hold a trilateral conference in Greece where through various events the three historical tragedies, namely the 1974 Turkish invasion in Cyprus, the Pontic Greek Genocide and the Armenian Genocide will be presented.
He also said that they have decided to work together so that entrepreneurs from Diaspora visit the three countries to explore investment opportunities. Fotiou also announced their decision to cooperate on tourism issues relating to Diaspora.
He also said that the issue of Diaspora will be one of the topics that will be discussed at the trilateral summit of the leaders of the three countries, which will take place very soon.
Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Diaspora Greeks Antonis Diamataris and the High Commissioner for Diaspora of Armenia Zareh John Sinanyan, in their statements, have also referred to the decision to deepen the cooperation among the three countries on Diaspora issues setting a preliminary agenda to this direction.