A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) on Friday.

As a press release by the Department of Antiquities says that the two institutions agreed to exchange knowledge and promote research programmes to foster collaboration in Marine and Maritime Research. Specifically, the agreement aims to establish the principles governing the bilateral cooperation, focusing on Research and Innovation in the fields of Maritime Archaeology and Maritime Cultural Heritage.

The agreement was signed at the offices of the Department of Antiquities in Nicosia by the Director of the Department of Antiquities, Dr. Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou, and the CEO of CMMI, Zacharias Siokouros, in the presence of Eftychia Zachariou, Curator of Antiquities, Department of Antiquities and Dr Anna Demetriou, Researcher at the Marine Culture Heritage Centre of CMMI, the press release concludes.

Source: Cyprus News Agency