Talks are underway at the presidential palace between the president and the Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic, who is making his first official visit to Cyprus.
The official welcoming ceremony took place at 9am at the palace where Plenkovic was received by President Nicos Anastasiades who had hosted a dinner in his honour the previous night.
The Croatian and Cypriot national anthems were played by the police philharmonic orchestra, while a national guard troop paid tribute.
Then, the prime minister laid a wreath at the statue of Archbishop Makarios, and Anastasiades and Plenkovic introduced the delegation of their country to each other.
According to the schedule of the visit, Anastasiades and Plenkovic have a private meeting and later extended consultation with the participation of the members of the delegations of the two countries.
The two leaders are expected to make statements after the talks.
Later, Plenkovic is set to meet House President Annita Demetriou.
Anastasiades, who hailed his Croatian counterpart’s “historic” visit, during the dinner on Tuesday night.
“Our principled position is respect for your sovereignty and for your territorial integrity,” the Croatian prime minister said, adding that Croatia also had its territories occupied in the ’90s, therefore “we understand the pain and difficult moments that you are going through.”
“Your situation is lasting for much longer unfortunately,” Plencovic added.
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