The President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades met today, at the Presidential Palace, with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, who is on an official visit to Cyprus.
The Prime Minister arrived in the morning at the Presidential Palace where he was officially received by the President of the Republic, while a military troop[/B] paid tribute. The National Anthems were played and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg laid a wreath at the statue of Makarios III.
This was followed by a private meeting between President Anastasiades and Prime Minister Bettel during which the Prime Minister was decorated by the President of the Republic with the Grand Cross of the Order of Blessed III and gifts were exchanged.
Presenting the Order of Macarius III Grand Cross, the President of the Republic said that the decoration symbolised Cyprus' gratitude for the friendship shown by the Prime Minister, as well as in recognition of his leadership ability.
For his part, Prime Minister Bettel decorated President Anastasiades with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown, for the trust and friendship between the two states, he said, and for themselves personally, noting that he and the President have been working constructively together since 2013 to achieve European goals and objectives.
Afterwards, the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg attended extended talks between the delegations of the two countries.
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