Transport Ministers of Cyprus and Qatar held recently a meeting during which they discussed issues related to the port system and airport connectivity, investments in infrastructure projects and digital transformation.
According to a press release issued on Friday by the Cyprus Ministry, on the sidelines of the Maritime Cyprus 2025 international conference, that took place recently in Limassol, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Alexis Vafeades had a meeting with Minister of Transport of the State of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani on October 06, 2025.
During the meeting, it adds, they referred to the upcoming official visit of the President of the Republic to Qatar in the coming months, which will constitute an important step for the further deepening of relations between the two countries.
The Minister also met with European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, on the sidelines of the Maritime Cyprus 2025 international conference.
The two sides, the press release says, exchanged views on the priorities of the European Union and the issues that the upcoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU will have to address.
After the meeting, they visited the Nicosia Peripheral Motorway, an emblematic infrastructure project financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), it concludes.