{"id":5975,"date":"2012-09-18T20:21:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ufm-and-cyprus-agree-to-work-towards-more-regional-integration-2\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T11:35:57","slug":"ufm-and-cyprus-agree-to-work-towards-more-regional-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/ufm-and-cyprus-agree-to-work-towards-more-regional-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"UfM and Cyprus agree to work towards more regional integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nicosia, 14th September, 2012.<\/strong>\u00a0UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, and some Cypriot high level officials. The Cyprus-UfM relations, the activities and projects of the UfM, the new Action Plan of the UfM Secretariat for 2013, as well as the Cyprus-UfM cooperation in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU were among the issues of discussion during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs a multilateral partnership, bringing together a myriad of public and private sector bodies, the Union for the Mediterranean remains indispensable to the promotion of peace, stability and prosperity in a region of strategic interest to the EU\u201d,<\/em>\u00a0said Foreign Affairs Minister Kozakou-Marcoullis. And she further added:\u00a0<em>\u201cI expressed our full support towards the Action Plan of Union for the Mediterranean which will certainly allow the Secretariat to achieve tangible results and further develop its capabilities\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From his end, Secretary General Sijilmassi explained that: \u201c<em>The main thrust behind the UfM is to implement very concrete projects that have a meaningful and significant impact in the region\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0He gave four examples: the Gaza desalination project which will give access to drinking water to 1.7 million people; the Maghreb highway connecting Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; the Euro-Mediterranean University in Fez, Morocco; and projects on renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties described the UfM as\u00a0<em>\u201can important institution\u201d<\/em>\u00a0bringing southern and northern neighbors of the Mediterranean together in a\u00a0<em>\u201cunique framework which can promote dialogue and contribute to the socio-economic development of the southern countries\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Within the framework of this working visit, Secretary General Sijilmassi also participated at the 12<sup>th<\/sup>ECOFIN\/FEMIP Ministerial meeting, organized by The European Investment Bank (EIB), in collaboration with the Republic of Cyprus, on Friday 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September. The meeting was attended by a great number of high-ranking officials and Ministers of Finance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a working visit to Nicosia, UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Kozakou-Marcoullis and participated at the 12th Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) Conference. 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