Today, Tuesday, December 7, 2001, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash-Hacohen, and the Deputy Minister of Innovation and Technology, Kyriacos Kokkinos, signed an agreement for scientific-technological cooperation between Israel and Cyprus as part of the Israel-Greece-Cyprus trilateral meeting.
The agreement strengthens the scientific and technological collaborations between the countries, and provides a new framework for the promotion and support of scientific and technological ideas and research between the two governments. The agreement will also encourage cooperation between scientific research institutions of the two countries, implementation of joint scientific and technological programs and projects, exchange of scientists and students and creation of initiated scientific research in common areas of interest as agreed by the parties, including preparation for natural disasters (earthquakes, fires, tsunamis), research Marine science and more.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash-Hacohen: “I am happy to sign this important agreement. The Israeli mind and its achievements in the worlds of science and high-tech constitute a strategic asset to the foreign relations of the State of Israel. The agreement will strengthen cooperation between the countries and help our researchers advance existing and additional projects. “
Deputy Minister of Innovation and Technology of Cyprus, Kyriacos Kokkinos:
As part of the activities of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology to strengthen Israel’s scientific ties in the world, more than 20 scientific cooperation agreements are active with about 15 other countries, including: Italy, France, Germany, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Britain and Russia.