Three agreements and a memorandum of understanding were signed on Thursday between Cyprus and Israel, on the occasion of the official visit to Cyprus by Israeli President Shimon Peres, after talks at the Presidential Palace.

An agreement between the government of the Republic of Cyprus and the government of the state of Israel for cooperation in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency was signed by Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Praxoulla Antoniadou and Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure Uzi Landau.

In addition, an agreement between the government of the Republic of Cyprus and the government of the state of Israel on bilateral cooperation in industrial research and development was signed by Cypriot Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias and Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Harari.

Furthermore, an agreement between the government of the Republic of Cyprus and the government of the state of Israel in the field of telecommunications and information technology services was signed by Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Works of Cyprus Alecos Michaelides and the Israeli Ambassador.

A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus and the Antiquities Authority of the state of Israel, by Director of the Department of Antiquities Maria Hadjicosti and Director General of the Israeli Antiquities Authority Shuka Dorfmann.

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