In a bid to celebrate 11 years of presence in Cyprus’ tourism sector, Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) organised its 11th Annual General Meeting on October 20, at Pallia Ilektriki in Paphos, under the theme Sustainable Tourism for the Present and the Future.

The second Trilateral Meeting of the permanent secretaries/ secretary generals of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan took place on October 18, in Athens.

Accepting the credentials of Dashnor Dervishi, ambassador to Albania, Nicos Anastasiades, president, Cyprus, pinpointed that the government’s main priority is to make Cyprus a world class destination for business and investment.

On October 13, the annual Russian-Cyprus Business Investment Forum took place in Limassol.

Nearchi Investment announced the acquisition of a 100 percent of Cyprus-based airline Fly Orion Airways, after four months of negotiations.

Ellinair has announced its winter flights schedule for the period of October 29 to March 31, 2018.

On October 11, Ayia Napa Municipality hosted its 20,000th civil marriage for this year in one of the most scenic locations of the island, known as Ammos tou Kambouri Beach.

The European Project AGRICYGEN took place from September 13 – 15 at the Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, with the aim of establishing a centre of excellence in animal and plant production in Cyprus.

The Maritime Cyprus Conference, said to be one of the most important international shipping events, was demonstrated for the 15th time, in Evagoras Lanitis centre, Limassol, by the presence of numerous distinguished personalities of the maritime and shipping industry.

Aiming to promote the country’s aviation industry along with discussing possible partnerships and trends in the sector, Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) and Hermes Airports participated in this year’s Routes World 2017 conference which took place in Barcelona on September 23 —25.