The trilateral cooperation among Cyprus, Greece and Jordan is acquiring an upgraded political importance, while confirming that the three countries share the common goal of creating conditions that will lead to lasting peace, security and stability in the region, the Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, said in a written statement on Wednesday, following a Trilateral Summit in Amman.
He noted that ‘with the conclusion of the Trilateral Summit, a Joint Declaration was adopted which reaffirms and refers to the principles and priorities set during the meeting.’
‘The Summit took place at a time when the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East are at the centre of geopolitical realignments with a direct impact on regional security, energy, migration, sea routes, economic resilience and the overall stability of the region,’ he pointed out.
‘At this juncture, the Cyprus, Greece and Jordan Trilateral is acquiring an upgraded political importance. It confirms that stability requires deepening multilateralism, stable relations of trust, continuous coordination and practical cooperation between countries that share a common understanding of security, peace and international legitimacy,’ the Government Spokesperson noted.
‘During the meeting, a review was made of the implementation of trilateral cooperation to date and ways of further deepening it in practice were discussed with the aim of achieving more tangible results,’ he added.
‘Particular emphasis was also placed on relations between the European Union and Jordan, following the Informal Summit of the European Council recently hosted in Cyprus, with the participation of regional leaders, including Jordan,’ he noted.
Letymbiotis also said that ‘Cyprus, as the closest member state of the European Union to Jordan and the region, will continue to work to strengthen cooperation with the friendly country at bilateral, trilateral and European levels’. ‘The Republic of Cyprus consistently supports the upgrading of EU-Jordan relations, as well as the substantial use of the EU-Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership’, he added.
‘The leaders also exchanged views on current regional developments, focusing on Iran, Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The need for de-escalation, avoiding further spread of the crisis and creating conditions for lasting peace and stability in the region and beyond was underlined’, the Government Spokesperson pointed out.
‘In the context of the meeting, the importance of civil protection and regional preparedness was also highlighted. Within this context, reference was also made to the Cyprus Regional Aerial Firefighting Station (CRAFS) as a tangible example of cooperation with real regional value,’ he emphasized, speaking of ‘a significant development that has as its starting point the implementation of a joint Cyprus-Jordanian initiative, as the creation of a Regional Firefighting Center was a point of discussion at the highest political level during the first bilateral visit of the President of the Republic to Jordan, in August 2023, following which a joint letter was sent by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries to the EU.’
At the same time, Konstantinos Letymbiotis noted that the prospect of strengthening strategic connectivity in the region, including IMEC, was discussed, as well as the promotion of the idea of including the issue in the context of the trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Jordan. ‘The three countries form a natural geopolitical and geographical axis that connects the Middle East with Europe, through the Eastern Mediterranean, with multiple benefits for the implementation and strategic integration of the corridor,’ he added.
‘The Summit also confirmed that Cyprus, Greece and Jordan share the common goal of creating conditions that will lead to lasting peace, security and stability in the region and beyond. It also confirmed that trilateral cooperation can function as an axis of understanding, European interconnection and practical action at a time when the region needs more credibility, more preparedness and more cooperation,’ the Government Spokesperson said.