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President Biden met with President Nikos Fristadilitis of Cyprus at the White House.
Before their Oval Office meeting, the two spoke to the press on the war in Ukraine, energy security, and the war in Gaza.
Mr. President, welcome.
Welcome to the Oval Office.
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
Good to see you.
Good to see you.
It was 10 years ago when I visited Cyprus last as Vice President of the United States.
And as I said, there's no limit to what our nations can achieve if we work together.
I've been doing that for a long time.
But I think that's even more true today.
Today, we stood against Russia's vicious onslaught against Ukraine.
We launched a strategic dialogue to increase cooperation across a range of issues from energy security to artificial intelligence.
And we surged humanitarian aid, delivering 8,000 metric tons to Gaza.
So, Mr. President, Cyprus made all this possible.
I want to thank you for your leadership in making that happen.
And this year also marks the 50th anniversary of the artificial division of the island.
I remember it well.
It was my first year as U.S. Senator.
I remember sitting with Paul S. Anyway, it's a sad day.
But it was a sad occasion, but I remain optimistic about the possibility that you reunited Cyprus by zonal, bi-communal federation as possible.
And the United States stands ready to provide any support we can toward that goal.
Mr. President, thank you again for being here, and I look forward to our conversation today.
The floor is yours.
Mr. President, it's a great honor to be at the White House.
Thank you very much for your invitation.
As you very well know, our countries have built a truly strategic partnership and our relations, our relationships at a strategic and historical high.
At the bilateral level, we're working closely on defense and security, on energy, law enforcement, technology, innovation.
There is a top potential and there is a clear and strong political will from both countries, following also the first strategic dialogue that took place in Cyprus last week to further enhance our partnership.
Mr. President, at regional level, Cyprus is a predictable and reliable partner of the United States in a region of great geopolitical importance.
We are the member state of the European Union in the region.
We have excellent relations with all of our neighbors and we're working closely with the United States and other partners to face the current challenges, to send much-needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza to evacuate the country nationals from the region.
With regards to Ukraine, Cyprus stands on the right side of history.
And Mr. President, it couldn't be different, having in mind that my country is under Turkish occupation the last 50 years.
And Mr. President, I count on your support, on the support of the United States to resume negotiations and find a solution of the Cyprus problem, solution in line with the UN Security Council resolution, solution that is based on our common values and principles, democracy and respect of human rights.
So Mr. President, once again, thank you very much.
I'm looking forward to our discussions.
Thank you very much.
I'm looking forward to it as well.
You're a good friend.
Thanks.
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