Cyprus Mail24 Jun 2026

Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace to hold two-day Cyprus summit

The Gaza Board of Peace will hold a two-day summit in Cyprus on June 30 and July 1, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed on Wednesday, though he was keen to stress that the government remains on the board’s periphery.

“The Republic of Cyprus is neither an organiser, nor a co-organiser of the event, of course,” he said, while also saying that the board’s decision to convene in Cyprus constitutes evidence of the importance of Cyprus on the international stage....

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