Italy to join Cyprus, Greece and Malta maritime meeting in Limassol
Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy will hold an expanded maritime cooperation meeting in Limassol on September 9.
Limassol, Cyprus. Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy will meet on September 9 for an expanded maritime cooperation meeting, with Italy participating in the framework for the first time, Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis said on Friday.
The meeting will be the ninth under the cooperation framework and the first to be held in Cyprus in eight years.
Italy joins cooperation framework
The meeting marks the expansion of the Cyprus-Greece-Malta cooperation framework to include Italy.
Hadjimanolis told the Cyprus News Agency that Italy’s inclusion followed targeted and sustained efforts to strengthen regional cooperation and the Republic of Cyprus’ strategic alliances in the maritime sector.
She said Italy’s participation would add momentum to the framework and reflect a shared commitment to closer coordination and substantive dialogue on challenges and opportunities affecting the future of shipping.
Contacts with Italy
Hadjimanolis said the initiative to involve Italy followed her visit to Rome at the invitation of her Italian counterpart.
Italy’s positive response confirmed a shared view that current challenges facing shipping require closer coordination, cooperation and common approaches, she said.
Previous meetings
Cyprus last hosted the meeting in 2018, when it held the sixth trilateral meeting involving Cyprus, Greece and Malta.
The most recent meeting of the framework took place in Greece in 2023.
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