Israeli President Shimon Peres and his delegation signed four agreements with the Republic of Cyprus Thursady, including one on energy cooperation.

“The two countries have waited for a long time for natural gas and now we can benefit,” said Peres. As well as the agreement on energy, an inter-governmental agreement on research and development, cooperation agreement in telecommunications and information technology and cooperation in the field of antiquities were signed.

The Premier is being heavily guarded by his own security and Cyprus police, including a helicopter unit, during his two-day state visit to Cyprus.