President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades attends the 4th Paris Peace Forum, that starts Thursday. While in the French capital, President Anastasiades will also take part in the Conference on Libya and attend a dinner, hosted by UNESCO Director General, Audrey Azoulay.
In statements to the media on Wednesday, Government Spokesman, Marios Pelekanos referred to the Peace Forum, saying that participants will look into international initiatives to address the social and economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, the need to maintain international cooperation to the benefit of world peace, global governance in the health sector, climate change, cybersecurity, fighting fake news and threats against journalists, gender equality and other issues.
The Spokesman also said that the President will participate on Friday in the Conference on Libya, which President Macron has convened and in which Cyprus will have the opportunity to participate for the first time.
He said that participants in the Conference will discuss, among others, about the withdrawal of foreign troops and the political transition in the country, in view of the elections to be held in Libya in December.
Moreover the Spokesman noted that the President will attend a dinner which the UNESCO Director General will host for the heads of state, in the framework of the 41st UNESCO General Conference
Source: Cyprus News Agency