Lebanon signs DCO Charter, opening new digital cooperation channel with Cyprus

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lebanon has signed the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) Charter, becoming a signatory member and beginning procedures to join the organisation as a full member state. The move creates new potential areas of cooperation with Cyprus and other DCO members.

Charter signing

The agreement was signed at the DCO headquarters in Riyadh by Kamal Shehadi, Lebanon’s Minister of Displaced and Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

The charter was formally handed to Deemah AlYahya, Secretary General of the DCO, during a ceremony at the organisation’s headquarters.

Lebanon’s accession as a full member state will be completed through the relevant procedures.

Links with Cyprus

Cyprus is already a DCO member state and has participated in the organisation’s work on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and emerging technologies.

Lebanon’s membership process adds a potential channel for Cyprus and Lebanon to deepen cooperation in digital policy, technology, entrepreneurship and investment.

The development comes amid close relations between the two countries, which have expanded in recent years across political, economic, energy, tourism and security cooperation.

Existing cooperation

Cyprus and Lebanon signed an agreement delimiting their exclusive economic zone in November 2025. The two countries have also pursued cooperation on energy connectivity, including a World Bank-supported prefeasibility assessment for an electricity interconnection.

They have maintained cooperation on search and rescue, with Cyprus supporting efforts to strengthen Lebanon’s search and rescue system.

Cyprus’ government has described Lebanon as one of its closest regional partnerships, citing longstanding historical, geographical and economic ties.

Digital Prosperity Plan

Alongside the charter signing, Lebanon and the DCO launched the Lebanon Digital Prosperity Plan, which is intended to convert the country’s digital priorities into practical initiatives and measurable outcomes.