President congratulates Israel, says he looks forward to closely working together

President Nicos Anastasiades has sent his warmest congratulations to Israel for forming a government, noting he looks  forward to closely working together in furthering the rock-solid Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership.

The President wrote on his twitter account “my warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and  Alternate PM/FM Yair Lapid for forming a government. Looking forward to closely working together in furthering the rock-solid Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership to the advantage of our region and beyond.”

My warmest congratulations to Prime Minister @naftalibennett & Alternate PM/FM @yairlapid for forming a government.
Looking forward to closely working together in furthering the rock-solid Cyprus-Israel strategic partnership to the advantage of our region and beyond 🇨🇾🇮🇱

— Nicos Anastasiades (@AnastasiadesCY) June 14, 2021

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides sent on Monday his warmest congratulations to Yair Lapid on assuming his duties as Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel.

“Wish him every success and look forward to working closely together to drive forward – rich bilateral agenda and regional cooperation” he wrote. He also expressed his gratitude to former Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi for the excellent cooperation they had.

Yair Lapid thanked the Cypriot Foreign Minister saying in his twitter account “I look forward to working together to expand and deepen the relationship between our countries as well as cooperating with you on a range of regional issues”.

Thank you @Christodulides

I look forward to working together to expand and deepen the relationship between our countries as well as cooperating with you on a range of regional issues. https://t.co/bgqv2DfYTq

— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid🟠 (@yairlapid) June 14, 2021