The President's contacts next week, with a meeting with the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde next Wednesday, the Director of the Office of President Anastasiades, Andreas Iosif, said.
"The visit comes at a time when the Ukrainian crisis is inevitably having an impact on the EU economy", Mr. Iosif said in a written statement. He will also attend the ceremony of the THOC Theatre Awards, while on 1 April he will attend the events marking the national anniversary of the liberation struggle of EOKA 1955-59.
On Monday 28 March[/B], President Anastasiades will attend and address the ceremony of the THOC Theatre Awards. He will present the THOC Grand Prize for the year 2021 to the distinguished theatre personality Spyros Stavrinidis. "Proof of the Government's great interest in the theatrical affairs of the country is the promotion of the creation of a Deputy Ministry of Culture through which a more coherent policy for culture will be implemented," he notes, recalling that the relevant bill is pending in Parliament.
According to Mr. Joseph, on Tuesday 29 March he will meet with the Chief of the Egyptian Army Lieutenant General Osama Askar, who will visit Cyprus. They will exchange views on issues of mutual interest focusing on current regional and international developments.
On Wednesday 30 March President Anastasiades will receive the President of the European Bank, Christine Lagarde, who will visit Cyprus at the invitation of the Governor of the Central Bank. "The main topic of discussion is expected to be the consequences for the Eurozone of Russia's invasion of Ukraine," he notes.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers is scheduled for the same day, while in the afternoon President Anastasiades will address the presentation of former Speaker of the Parliament Yiannakis Omirou's book "Record". The event will take place in the presence of the former President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
On Thursday, 31 March, President Anastasiades will receive the credentials of five Ambassadors, from Australia, Italy, Portugal, Estonia and Luxembourg.
On Friday, he will attend the celebrations for the national anniversary of 1 April. In the morning he will participate in the solemn ceremony followed by a service at the prisoners' graves. In the afternoon he will attend the event of the Association of Fighters of EOKA 1955 - '59 at the commemoration of the national anniversary.
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