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A memorandum was signed between the Ministry of Education of Armenia and Cyprus

To participate in the 27th meeting to be held within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention. in the Arab Republic of Egypt (Sharm El Sheikh), Gayane Gabrielyan, Deputy Minister of Environment of RA and Costas Kadis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment of the Republic of Cyprus signed a memorandum of understanding.  

The parties have signed this memorandum, realizing the importance of drawing attention to environmental protection and proper use of natural resources, and expecting to further develop cooperation between the two states in the field of environmental protection.

According to the memorandum, the cooperation of the parties will be in the following areas: biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources, climate change, water resources management, waste, and hazardous materials management, sustainable forest management, sustainable management of specially protected nature areas, environmental monitoring and environmental impact assessment—systems improvement.

The parties will make maximum efforts to promote the joint implementation of cooperative projects and activities in the field of environmental protection by the national legislation of the two states and the main principles and norms of international law.