[PIO] The President of the Hellenic Republic received children of the Diaspora in the USA and Canada

The President of the Republic Mr.Nikos Christodoulides received today, at the Presidential Palace, children from the diaspora in the USA and Canada, who were accompanied by the Head of the Service for Cypriot Expatriates and Repatriates Ms.Thalia Antoniou.

The group of 14 children, ten from the USA and four from Canada, aged 13 to 17, and their expatriate chaperones were hosted in Cyprus between 22 and 29 July, in the framework of the Young Expatriate Hospitality Programme.

During the meeting, the President of the Republic spoke with the children, who referred to their places of origin and their love for Cyprus.

For his part, President Christodoulides referred, among other things, to the history of the Presidential Palace and the tragic events of 1974, with the coup d'état and the Turkish invasion.

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