Ambassador Revel and his wife welcomed friends from all over the island, including H.E Ms Annita Demetriou President of the House of Representatives, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios, Deputy Research and Innovation Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos, Members of Parliament, the Mayor of Nicosia, the Heads of the Police and the National Guard, high level government officials, Ambassadors, members from the business community and other distinguished guests.

Addressing the guests in Greek, Ambassador Revel expressed his appreciation for the friendship of the Cypriot people and stressed the importance of relations between Israel and Cyprus. “Throughout my term in office, I visited villages, towns, but also the mountains, Troodos, and enjoyed tasty local cousin. Everywhere I met friends, wherever I went, all over Cyprus. I especially thank my friends in Cyprus, for their support in difficult times, but also in better times,” Ambassador Revel said.

The Ambassador thanked the President, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nicos Christodoulides and the Government of Cyprus for their commitment to the development of relations with Israel.

In her remarks, H.E Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides, expressed her appreciation to Ambassador Revel for the work done to significantly enhance Israel - Cyprus relations in the political and economic fields, as well as people to people contacts. Finally, she wished the Ambassador all the best for the future.

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