The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulidis will have meetings with the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, the political leaders of the Greek parliamentary parties, as well as the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, during today's second day of his official visit to Athens.
Specifically, at 08:20, Nikos Christodoulidis will meet with the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias. Afterwards, he will hold a meeting with the leader of the official opposition and President of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Alexis Tsipras.
Subsequently, at 09:50, the President of the Republic of Cyprus will have a meeting with the President of PASOK - Movement for Change Nikos Androulakis and at 10:25 with the Secretary General of the K.K.E. Dimitris Koutsouba.
Immediately after, at 11:00 a.m. he will meet with the President of the Hellenic Solution Kyriakos Velopoulos and at 11:35 a.m. with the Secretary of MERA25 Yanis Varoufakis.
Finally, for 13:00 a meeting of the President of the Republic of Cyprus with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Ieronymos is scheduled.
It is noted that yesterday, Monday March 13, the President of the Republic of Cyprus held meetings with the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as well as the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Konstantinos Tassoulas.
During yesterday's contacts and consultations of President Christodoulides with the political and state leadership of the country, special emphasis was placed on his proposal for more active involvement of the EU in the efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, a proposal which the Greek Prime Minister stated that Athens intends to support actively.
In addition, the further strengthening of the already excellent relations of cooperation and coordination between the two countries was at the center of attention, with the Cypriot President and the Greek Prime Minister announcing yesterday, in their joint statements, the institution of a Supreme Council for Intergovernmental Cooperation between the two countries.
Also, on the agenda of Nikos Christodoulides' talks was the upcoming European Council and the coordination between Athens and Nicosia both regarding the Cyprus issue and on broader European issues.
In addition, regional developments were discussed as well as the cooperation schemes of the two countries in the region, with an emphasis on the desire of Greece and Cyprus to be pillars of stability and security in the region.
In this context, during the consultations of Mr. Christodoulidis in Athens, reference was also made to the way in which the constructive role and cooperation of the two countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region can contribute to European efforts to wean ourselves off Russian natural gas.