Specifically, according to a written statement by the Director of the Press Office of President Anastasiades, Andreas Joseph, on Tuesday 28 June, the President of the Republic will travel to the Spanish capital, where the NATO Summit will take place. President Anastasiades has been invited and will attend a dinner hosted by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the sidelines of the Summit for EU and NATO leaders, during which the President of the Republic will make a speech.
According to Mr. Joseph, the trip to the Spanish capital will give President Anastasiades the opportunity to meet bilaterally with foreign leaders and brief them on issues of concern to Cyprus, the main one being the Cyprus problem.
His proposal for the implementation of the MoU which will assist the whole process and the need for the Turkish side to abandon its provocative actions and intransigent stance will be at the centre of President Anastasiades' contacts, Mr.Joseph noted, noting that the President of the Republic will return to Cyprus on Thursday 30 June.
According to Mr. Joseph, the presence of the President of the Republic in Madrid to participate in the Euro-Atlantic dinner to be hosted by the Prime Minister of Spain to the EU and NATO Heads of State and the meetings with UN Assistant Secretary General Miroslav Yeggia and the UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart are prominent in the President's programme for the coming week.
The Cyprus problem, Turkish threats and challenges will be the focus of President Anastasiades' meetings, while the President's programme will also include other issues related to the economy and education, Mr.Joseph said.
On Monday, June 27, at 09:30 in the morning, the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the Government will take place at the Presidential Palace. Kyriakos Kousios will be appointed Minister of Labour and Social Insurance in place of the late Zeta Emilienidou, Petros Demetriou will be appointed Deputy Minister to the President and Pantelis Pantelidis will be appointed Director of the Office of the President of the Republic.
This will be followed at 11:30 am by a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart. The meeting will take place in the presence of the Foreign Minister and the Cyprus Negotiator. As Mr. Joseph noted, the President of the Republic will re-present the positions of the Greek Cypriot side and reiterate our will and commitment to resume the negotiation process for the resolution of the Cyprus problem.
In the afternoon of the same day, at 19:15, President Anastasiades will attend and address the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Cyprus. The President of the Republic will present awards to outstanding students.
On Friday 1 July, at 09:30 in the morning, a meeting will be held with the Ministers of Finance, Energy, RAEK and AHK. The Government's effort is to find ways to reduce the price of electricity for the benefit of consumers.
At 11:30 President Anastasiades will meet with the United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Asia and the Americas at the Department of Political and Peace Affairs, Miroslav Yedzia.
According to Mr. Joseph, President Anastasiades will reiterate the readiness and will of the Greek Cypriot side to resume the process of talks for the resolution of the Cyprus problem.
He will reiterate that the agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is the Bi-zonal Bicommunal Federation and that the unacceptable position of the Turkish Cypriot side on the existence of two states in Cyprus should be abandoned. President Anastasiades will again raise with Mr. Yedzia the issue of the illegal actions of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot side and will ask for a reversal of the fait accompli in Varosha.
On Friday evening, President Anastasiades will attend and address the 10th CIPA Investment Awards ceremony.
On Friday evening, President Anastasiades will attend and address the 10th CIPA Investment Awards ceremony. The President of the Republic will refer to the course of the Cypriot economy and the great value for the country of the implementation of the "Cyprus - Tomorrow" Plan, which will bring a new model of development of the country, will contribute to the growth of GDP by 7% and will create 11 thousand new jobs.
On Saturday 2 July, President Anastasiades will unveil a sculpture in memory of the former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Glafkos Clerides, at the Glafkos Clerides Park in Germasogeia.
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