{"id":590477,"date":"2026-04-07T03:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590477\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T03:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:53:14","slug":"cyprus-and-australia-reaffirm-strong-ties-in-high-level-meeting-the-greek-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590477\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus and Australia reaffirm strong ties in high-level meeting \u2013 The Greek Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of Cyprus\u2019 House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/greekherald.com.au\/community\/1-people-community\/interviews\/annita-demetriou-cypriot-australians-are-precious-ambassadors-our-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Annita Demetriou<\/a> met with Australia\u2019s new High Commissioner to Cyprus, <a href=\"https:\/\/greekherald.com.au\/news\/emily-pugin-presents-credentials-as-australias-new-high-commissioner-to-cyprus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Emily Pugin<\/a> on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>They discussed regional developments, bilateral relations, EU\u2013Australia ties, and the priorities of Cyprus\u2019 EU Presidency. President Demetriou emphasised that Cyprus serves as a pillar of security and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the House after the meeting highlighted the reaffirmation of close bilateral ties and emphasised the active role of the Cypriot diaspora in Australia which acts as a bridge between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting represented the strong connections between the peoples of both nations which have laid the foundations for a bilateral relationship built on shared principles, values, and mutual respect for the international legal order.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders stressed the importance of concluding EU\u2013Australia negotiations and signing the Free Trade Agreement during Cyprus\u2019 EU Presidency, alongside closer cooperation on EU security and defence. They said this marks a significant deepening of EU\u2013Australia ties, enhancing economic integration and forging a strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the Middle East conflict, President Demetriou highlighted Cyprus\u2019 role in delivering humanitarian aid and evacuating foreign nationals from conflict zones, with High Commissioner Pugin recognising the island as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting also addressed modern democratic challenges such as online harassment, hate speech, and misinformation. Demetriou praised Australia\u2019s pioneering legislation protecting minors from online harassment and called for similar EU-level measures. Gender issues were also discussed, including new Cypriot legislation recognising femicide as a distinct criminal offence.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politis.com.cy\/politis-news\/politiki\/995645\/h-kypros-pilwnas-asfaleias-stin-periokhi-ipe-i-ptb-sti-nea-ypati-armosti-australias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Politis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President of Cyprus\u2019 House of Representatives Annita Demetriou met with Australia\u2019s new High Commissioner to Cyprus, Emily Pugin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-590477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}