President of the Republic
Nicos Anastasiades
The President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades met with the President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová at the Presidential Palace today.
The one-day stay in Cyprus of the President of Slovakia, who also serves as the Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces, is taking place in order to visit the Slovak contingent of UNFICYP in view of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
In the framework of her visit, the Slovak President will also meet with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cyprus, Mr. Colin Stewart.
During the meeting of the two Presidents, the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Slovakia were reviewed, while the President of the Republic thanked for Slovakia's principled stance on the efforts to resume negotiations and for Slovakia's solidarity within the EU in the face of Turkish provocative actions against Cyprus.
He also briefed his counterpart on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and the ongoing Turkish illegal actions both on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and especially in the area of Famagusta and in its maritime zones, as well as on the problem faced by Cyprus due to Turkey's instrumentalisation of the migration issue.
Finally, the two Presidents discussed developments and the consequences of the Russian invasion and the war in Ukraine.
Also present at the meeting were Defence Minister Charalambos Petridis, Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos, the Director of the President's Diplomatic Office Mr. Kyriakos Kouros and officials.
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