The position that, for Cyprus – an island EU member state with no rail network and no land connections to neighbouring countries – “connectivity is not a policy slogan; it is our lifeline,” was underlined by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, Marina Ioannou Hasapi, representing the country at the 88th Annual Session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee, held in Geneva on February 17-20, 2026.