Nicosia, January 12, 2023. - The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Cyprus, Mr. Angel Gustavo Suarez Cordero and the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth of Cyprus, Mr. Prodromos Prodromou, signed today January 12, 2023, at the Ministry of Education, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Cuba for Cooperation in the field of Sport, inspired by the desire to promote their bilateral relations in this field and with a view to strengthening cooperation and mutual understanding between them.
The Memorandum provides to work with the objective of promoting physical education and sports in both States through various activities, receiving sports delegations and other aspects.
The Minister thanked for the effort to strengthen relations between the two countries, while commenting that this is a new opportunity to bring the two countries closer together.
The Cuban Ambassador thanked all the organizations involved in the negotiation of the memorandum and in particular the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and the Cyprus Sports Organization. He agreed with the Minister that the geographical distance will be less with the signing of this Memorandum.
Andreas Michaelides, President of the Cyprus Sports Organization, commented that we will work together to create real opportunities.
Also present at the MoU signing ceremony besides the President of the Cyprus Sports Organization, Andreas Michaelides, was the Head of the Americas Department at the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Koukoularides (EmbaCuba Cyprus).