The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos
Anastasiades, met today with the Mayor of Hamburg, Mr Olaf Scholz, at the Town
hall of the city.
The President was accompanied by the
Minister of Communications and Works, Mr Marios Demetriades, and the Government
Spokesman, Mr Nicos Christodoulides.
During their meeting, the President of the
Republic and the Mayor of Hamburg discussed issues concerning ways for
cooperation in the shipping sector.
The President of the Republic referred to
the advantages of Cyprus as a shipping center, noting the benefits enjoyed by
the foreign shipping companies that are based in Cyprus.
Taking into consideration that Hamburg is
an important financial and commercial center, issues concerning the economy and
ways for cooperation between Cyprus and Hamburg were also discussed.
Cooperation on issues of tourism and the
promotion of Cyprus’ tourism in Germany were also among the subjects that were
talked about at the meeting.
Subsequently, the President of the
Republic signed the Book of Visitors of the Town hall of Hamburg.
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