Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Marcoullis, who was in Paris Thursday for the international conference on Libya, had a number of contacts with her counterparts and representatives of international organizations and discussed the situation in the country and how best to help Libya.

According to an official statement, Marcoullis, met with the President and Prime Minister of the Libyan National Transitional Council Libya, which was formed by anti-Gaddafi forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war to represent Libya. Marcoullis expressed the support of the government and people of Cyprus to the Transitional Council.

From Paris, Marcoullis traveled to Poland to take part in the informal EU Foreign Ministers Council meeting in Sopot, on 2nd-3rd September.

The agenda of the meeting includes the Middle East peace process and relevant diplomatic initiatives envisaged during the September session of the United Nations General Assembly. Talks will also deal with joint efforts in support of democratic transformations under way in the countries of the EU’s southern and eastern neighbourhoods. In addition, EU Ministers will discuss ways to further strengthen the Union’s external ties with strategic partners.