Talks between Israel, Greece, Cyprus show trilateral ties ‘moving to new stage,’ official says

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

The trilateral declaration this evening from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will show that the relationship between the eastern Mediterranean allies is “moving to a new stage,” a diplomatic source tells The Times of Israel ahead of a meeting between the three leaders.

The wording of the declaration will be nailed down during the meetings this afternoon in Jerusalem, says the source.

The declaration will deal with “energy, security, and most of the economic sectors you can imagine, from tourism to agriculture,” says the official.

If there have been talks recently about creating a joint rapid-response force, says the official, “nothing is ready to be stated broadly and openly.”

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