Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will participate in the European People’s Party (EPP) summit in Athens and the EU-Western Balkans in Tirana, that will take place on December 2-3 and December 5-6, respectively.
According to a press release issued by the Presidency, Anastasiades leaves on December 2 for Athens, where he will participate in the EPP Summit.
On Friday afternoon President Anastasiades will participate in the first part of the discussions of the Summit, while in the evening he will participate in the working dinner. On December 3 in the morning he will take part in the second part of the proceedings of the Summit.
Among others matters, EPP leaders will discuss issues related to the EU agenda.
In the evening, President Anastasiades will address a dinner organised by the Democratic Rally party branch in Greece.
Anastasiades will then travel to Tirana, where the EU-Western Balkans summit will take place on December 5 and 6.
The EU-Western Balkans summit is taking place for the first time in a country of the Western Balkans as an indication of the EU continuous willingness to further boost the political and economic relations of the Western Balkans and give an impetus to the accession prospects of the countries of the region, amid a period of turmoil in the broader European region.
The EU – Western Balkans Summit will look into issues related to efforts aimed at mitigating the repercussions of the war in Ukraine for the Western Balkans, including the energy and economic field, the accession agenda, the situation in Ukraine, the migration issue, as well as efforts for coordination and cooperation on issues related to the management of the migration issue, cyber security, combating hybrid threads and terrorism.
President Aanstasiades, who returns to Cyprus in the evening of December 6 will be accompanied by Government Spokesperson, Marios Pelekanos, Deputy Minister to the President, Petros Demetriou and Director of his Diplomatic Office, Pantelis Pantelides.
Source: Cyprus News Agency