The Ambassador Alexandros Zenon, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, was received in Rome on 5th February 2014 by the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta,  Jean-Pierre Mazery.

During the meeting, which took place in the Grand Magistry, the reunification of the island was discussed as well as its economic and social situation, following the recent financial crisis. The possibility a collaboration in the medical field between Cyprus and the Sovereign Order of Malta both on the Island and beyond, in the Mediterranean region was also discussed.