The General Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with the Secretary General of Citizenship of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece

An update was made regarding the citizenship granting systems of the two countries

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Director General of the Ministry of the Interior – Secretary General of Citizenship of the Ministry of the Interior of the Hellenic Republic Ministry of the Interior, Nicosia, Cyprus The Director General of the Ministry of the Interior Mr. Kostas Constantinou welcomes the Secretary General of Citizenship of the Ministry of the Interior of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Athanasios Balerba. // Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior – General Secretary for Citizenship of the Ministry of Interior of the Hellenic Republic Interior Minister, Lefkosia, Cyprus The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Mr Costas Constantinou, welcomes the Secretary General for Citizenship of the Ministry of Interior of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Athanasios Balermpas.

The Director General of the Ministry of the Interior, Mr. Kostas Constantinou, met this morning with the Secretary General of Citizenship of the Ministry of the Interior of Greece, Mr. Athanasios Balerba.

During the meeting, which took place in the presence of officials from both Ministries, information was provided regarding the citizenship granting systems of the two countries, as well as an exchange of opinions and expertise. There was also an update on current issues concerning the two countries.

In the context of the meeting, the close cooperation between Cyprus and Greece was decided both by expanding the contacts between the officials of the two countries for the exchange of good practices, but also with the exchange of information for the better management of the issues that fall under their competence.

The Director General of the Ministry of the Interior and the Secretary General of Citizenship of Greece also agreed to further expand their cooperation in matters related to the digital management of immigration issues and in particular in the use of artificial intelligence systems implemented by the competent services of Greece.