-
.
- Ελληνικά
The Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, arrives in Cyprus for a three-day official visit on Monday, at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Anita Demetriou.
A statement from the House of Commons said that this is the first official visit by a Speaker of the House of Commons to Cyprus, a milestone in inter-parliamentary relations between Cyprus and the UK. Sir Lindsay Hoyle will be accompanied by senior officials of the House of Commons.
The Speaker of the House of Commons will be received by the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and will have separate meetings with the Speaker of the House Anita Demetriou, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs Harris Georgiades and Members of the Committee. The Speaker of Parliament will host an official lunch in honour of her British counterpart.
The British official will address the plenary session of Parliament at a special sitting of the House on Tuesday at 4.00 pm at the Filoxenia Conference Centre. He will also join the Speaker in a roundtable discussion with university students on "Parliaments and Democracy: Parliamentary Transparency in Practice."
Sir Lindsay Hoyle will visit, together with the Speaker, the walled city of Nicosia. He will also visit the British contingent of UNFICYP and the area of the Episkopi and Akrotiri bases.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle will be received by the Speaker of Parliament at Larnaca Airport.
Source: KYPE
Contents of this article including associated images are belongs Cyprus Times
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Cyprus Times
Source
