تولي قبرص رئاسة مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي

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00:00The presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates every six months

00:04with each member state setting the priorities for the EU agenda.

00:08The presidency plays a key role in driving the EU's legislative agenda

00:13and facilitating agreement between member states.

00:16In this context, the presidency also plays an important role

00:19in advancing our collective foreign policy objectives.

00:23The Cypriot presidency comes in a year which will be remarkable

00:26for EU-KUVEIT relations as we celebrate this year the 40th anniversary

00:31of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kuveit and the European Union.

00:37The EU-KUVEIT relations are developing in many sectors.

00:42We are also looking forward to engaging with Kuveit

00:44to negotiate a bilateral strategic partnership agreement

00:47which will further elevate our bilateral relations.

00:51Cyprus is taking over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union

00:56during the first six months of this year, from January till June 26.

01:01And the current Cypriot presidency is its second term

01:05following the first one back in 2012.

01:09It's a fact that Cyprus presidency will act as a responsible and honest broker

01:13in full respect of institutional propriety

01:17and in close cooperation with the European Parliament

01:20and the European Commission.

01:22We have to build on the work of our trio partners

01:24which in the case of Cyprus is started with Poland,

01:28continued with Denmark, Danish presidency

01:31and finishes with the Cyprus presidency,

01:34ensuring the continuity and coherence,

01:36adapting as necessary to geopolitical and geoeconomic developments.

01:43Pamela

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