A visa waiver settlement which Cyprus and Bahrain signed final month in Manama, throughout a go to which Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, paid there, for the holders of diplomatic, particular and repair passports, was accepted throughout the assembly of the Council of Ministers on Friday, the Cyprus Information Company (CNA) has discovered.
The settlement offers, amongst others, that residents of the Republic of Cyprus who maintain diplomatic and repair passports will be capable to enter with no visa to the Kingdom of Bahrain for a interval of 90 days throughout a interval of six months, residents of the Kingdom of Bahrain who maintain diplomatic and particular passports will be capable to enter with no visa to the Republic of Cyprus for a interval of 90 days throughout a interval of six months and that every of the 2 states maintains the proper of refusing entrance or keep on its territory to residents of the opposite state who maintain these passports for causes of state safety, public order and public well being.
The settlement will come into drive for 5 years and shall be robotically renewed for consecutive durations of 5 years, except one state communicates to the opposite its will to terminate the settlement.
Anastasiades visited Bahrain in September, accompanied by members of his Cupboard, within the framework of the federal government’s resolution to develop bilateral relations with nations of the Arab Gulf.
In the course of the go to, President Anastasiades had a gathering with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Khalifa. President Anastasiades and the King attended expanded talks, heading delegations of the 2 nations. In the course of the go to a Memorandum of Understanding on Financial and Technical Cooperation was additionally signed.
The federal government of Cyprus considers the additional growth of the relations with Bahrain significantly essential, because it upgrades Cyprus international coverage’s multilateral method.
In the course of the talks Anastasiades briefed the Bahraini delegation concerning the scenario within the Jap Mediterranean and developments on the Cyprus drawback.
Furthermore the 2 delegations mentioned about bilateral relations significantly on points relating to commerce, renewable power sources, agriculture, addressing local weather change, tourism, air connectivity between the 2 nations and relations between the EU and Bahrain.
The 2 sides additionally mentioned about President Anastasiades’ initiative on local weather change that significantly impacts the nations of the Jap Mediterranean area.
Furthermore, President Anastasiades prolonged an invite to the King of Bahrain to go to Cyprus.