Translate the following English sentence to French:
"From that standpoint, Aphrodite' s island, as Cyprus is known, and the pirates' island, as we islanders say of Malta with great affection, are two jewels which should be welcomed into the European Union without delay."
De ce point de vue, l' île d' Aphrodite, comme on appelle Chypre, et l' île des pirates, comme nous autres insulaires disons des Maltais avec beaucoup d' affection, sont deux diamants qui doivent très vite entrer dans l' Union.