The Joint Cooperation Committee, established recently
under the agreement signed between the Republic of Cyprus and the United
Kingdom relating to the regulation of development in the Sovereign Base Areas,
met today for the first time. The Committee was established to enable ongoing
consultation and facilitate co-operation between the Republic of Cyprus and the
United Kingdom to ensure the effective implementation of the agreement.
The meeting was attended by delegations from the two
countries, led by Ambassador, Mr. Tasos Tzionis, and the High Commissioner of
the United Kingdom in Cyprus, Mr. Matthew Kidd, respectively.
During the meeting, the Committee reviewed the
provisions of the agreement and identified the areas and issues of discussion
arising out of the agreement and the steps needed to be taken for its
implementation. The Committee agreed to establish working groups in order to
immediately begin intensive work on the various individual issues arising out
of the agreement, such as the definition of planning zones and policies, issues
relating to residence rights in the Bases, criminal and civil Court
arrangements etc with a view to implementing the agreement in an expeditious
and proper way.
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