Rubio-Kombos Meeting Focused on U.S.-Cyprus Strategic Cooperation
November 17, 2025
Today, the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Konstantinos Kombos, will discuss various topics in Washington. The agenda includes bilateral and regional issues, energy matters, and the revival of the 3+1 framework. Special focus will be given to the Cypriot presidency of the EU Council in 2026 and Cyprus's entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. This meeting is the second visit of Kombos to the State Department since taking office and is considered significant for U.S.-Cyprus relations. It comes right after other diplomatic meetings in the region.