A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie (PACE) is visiting Cyprus on 29 and 30 March, following an invitation by the House of Representatives, in the context of the Parliament's intention to apply for participation in the PACE.
The delegation is led by the Head of the KSC Europe Region, Belgian MP Mr. Jean-Charles Luperto, the head of the CSCE's European Region, Belgian MEP Jean-Charles Luperto, and the delegation also includes Ms Simona Bucura Oprescu (Romania), the Secretary General of the Convention, Mr Damien Casselin and Mr Fatmir Leci, Counsellor of the European Region. Anita Demetriou, the President of the delegation, who will present the Head of the delegation with a letter of intent for the House of Representatives to join the CSC to the President of the C.S.F. Mr Francis Drouin. Separate meetings will also be held with the President Mr. Harris Georgiades and Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, in the framework of a session of the Committee, with the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Dr. Athena Michailidou and with the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Cornelius Cornelius. Subsequently, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs will host a working lunch in honour of the delegation. In Limassol, a meeting will be held with the Deputy Mayor Mr. Neofytos Charalambides and members of the city's French-speaking community.
In addition, the members of the delegation will visit the Franco-Cypriot School in Nicosia and Limassol and the French Institute. They will also attend the award ceremony of the "We are Francophonie" competition, organised by the Department of French and European Studies of the University of Cyprus, in the framework of the Month of Francophonie, and will attend a working dinner, hosted by Alexandra Attalidou and Mrs. Kostis Efstathiou, in the presence of members of the academic staff of the Department of French and European Studies of the University of Cyprus.
(Text as sent by the House of Representatives)
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