The Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilis Demetriades met today with the new Ambassador of Japan to Cyprus, Mr. Yoshio Yamawaki.

Welcoming the Ambassador of Japan, Demetriades once again expressed his satisfaction for the continuous strengthening of bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and Japan, especially in the shipping sector. He also underlined the important role that the operation of the Maritime Office of the Republic of Cyprus in Tokyo will play in the further deepening of these relations in the coming months.

The two sides underlined the importance of developing synergies in various aspects of shipping such as green transformation and technology, which can lead to mutually beneficial results both bilaterally and in shaping common approaches within the framework of the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO ).