Cyprus and Greece sign Sports Protocol

The Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO) and Greece’s General Secretariat of Sports (GSS) today signed the 2012 Cyprus – Greece sports protocol to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

The Protocol was signed by CSO President Pampos Stylianou and Sports Secretary General of Greece Panayiotis Mpitsaxis, and it includes cooperation between the two countries against doping, match fixing and illegal betting and also cooperation against violence in sports.

It also provides for cooperation in supporting high level athletes, women in sports and actions to promote moral values in sports.

Stylianou said the conference was of special importance now because of the economic crisis that is affecting both countries, and that it provides Cypriot athletes with free use of Greek athletics infrastructure.

Stylianou also noted that the Protocol provides that during the Cypriot EU Presidency the two countries should cooperate to promote water sports through EU funding.

Mpitsaxis spoke about a new cooperation strategy between Cyprus and Greece. He emphasised  the importance of the cooperation in promoting water sports, through EU programmes that also reflects the Mediterranean – European identity of the two countries.

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