Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed the Gaza peace summit as a day of ‘hope and promise’ for the region.
In a post on X, President Christodoulides said he was ‘privileged to have been part of the Sharm El Sheikh Summit for Peace in the Middle East’, noting that this was ‘a day of hope and promise for our region’.
In his own post, Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, noted that two years ago, President Christodoulides presented at the Paris Conference the ‘Amalthea Plan’, ‘a Cypriot initiative that turned hope into action, establishing a maritime humanitarian corridor from Cyprus to Gaza’. Since then, he adds, Cyprus has delivered over 25,000 tons of humanitarian aid to those in need, ‘proving in practice its role as a pillar of humanity and stability in the region’.
Today, he said, ‘Cyprus once again stands present, with the President of the Republic presenting, at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit, a concrete 6-point Plan for the next phase of implementing the Gaza Peace Agreement’. Letymbiotis adds that the plan ‘aligns with key elements of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point Peace Plan, aiming to contribute to its implementation by leveraging Cyprus’ comparative advantages – its geographical position, operational capacity and experience, as well as its excellent relations with all states of the region’.
Two years ago, Cyprus showed the way of humanitarian responsibility through concrete action, he said, adding that, today, it shows ‘once again the path of peace, remaining part of the solution for regional stability and development’.