The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Mr. Thanos Plevris, paid an official visit to Cyprus today, where he met with the Deputy Minister of Immigration and International Protection, Mr. Nikolas Ioannidis.
The discussion, which took place in a particularly warm atmosphere, focused on the new Immigration and Asylum Pact and the Return Regulation, as well as the migration priorities in view of Cyprus's upcoming assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Mr. Plevris referred to the legislative initiatives undertaken by Greece to reform the return framework and address illegal immigration, while Mr. Ioannidis presented the successful return model implemented by Cyprus.
At the same time, the common priorities of Greece and Cyprus in the management of migration and the further deepening of cooperation within the framework of MED5 were discussed.