Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sophocles Aletraris and Chinese vice Minister of Agriculture Niu Dun decided to strengthen Cyprus-China cooperation in the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries in 2007.
The Chinese vice Minister is paying on an official visit to Cyprus.
According to an official press release, Aletraris said that further cooperation between Cyprus and China in the fields of agriculture and fisheries is possible.
Aletraris and Dun discussed Cyprus citrus exports to China and it is expected that Cyprus will begin exporting grapefruit to China by the end of January.
The Cypriot Minister raised the issue of aquaculture in Cyprus and suggested that exports of lagocephalus to China should be considered, as the fish is found in large quantities in the Cypriot waters