President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will hold in September a series of important meetings and visits many of which are visits in countries of the wider region, the EU and the US.
According to a press release by the Presidency, on the 30th of August, US Senator Robert Menendez.will pay a visit to Cyprus, during which he will be honoured by the President with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III for his contribution to the promotion of human rights, rule of law and democracy. During a meeting the President will hold with the US Senator, he will raise the issue of further developing the significantly upgraded relations of the Republic of Cyprus with the US in recent years.
On September 4, President Anastasiades will be in Cairo for the first Cyprus-Egypt Intergovernmental Summit. He will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Education, Agriculture, Defence, the Government Spokesperson and the Deputy Minister of Shipping. The Intergovernmental Summit with Egypt is deemed as particularly important, as bilateral relations are upgraded on a wider range, the press release reads.
On September 13 and 14, the President will pay a visit to Bahrain, accompanied by Ministers, as part of the ongoing upgrade of relations between the two countries in recent years.
On September 17, the President will be in Athens, where the EUMed Summit will take place. Slovenia and Croatia will also participate. During the Summit they will discuss ways of cooperation in addressing common challenges, including climate change and the consequences in the wider region, immigration, environment, the pandemic, as well as security and stability in the region.
The President will brief his counterparts on the developments in the Cyprus issue and especially on the new Turkish provocations in Famagusta and the efforts to resume the Cyprus talks.
In late September the President will be in New York in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly. In a meeting he will hold with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, President Anastasiades will raise issues related to the resumption of substantive negotiations of the Cyprus problem.During his stay in New York, the President of the Republic will also have a series of meetings with foreign leaders.
In its press release, the Presidency notes that the program could be enriched or changed depending on the developments.
Source: Cyprus News Agency