The cooperation between Greece and Cyprus in the face of modern challenges is crucial and necessary, not only for defending democracy, the rule of law and human rights, but also for Cypriot Hellenism itself, said the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, during a ceremony on Tuesday evening at the University of Cyprus where she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, in the presence of Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides.