The President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades will leave tomorrow for Tallinn, Estonia, for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Mrs Andri Anastasiades and the members of the Cypriot delegation.
The Cypriot delegation will be composed of the Government Spokesman Mr. Marios Pelekanos, the Deputy Minister to the President Mr. Kyriakos Kousios, the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr Kyriakos Kokkinos and officials.
During his stay in Tallinn, the President of the Republic will be officially received by the President of Estonia, Mr Kyriakos Kokkinos, on Thursday, 28 April, at 10 am. Alar Karis, at the Presidential Palace, where they will have a private meeting, followed by extended talks between the two delegations. Statements will follow.
Among the issues to be discussed during the talks are the current situation in the Cyprus problem and the ongoing Turkish provocations both in the Cyprus EEZ and on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, bilateral relations, the situation in Ukraine, EU-Turkey relations, energy security, green and digital transition and migration.
At 11.45 am, President Anastasiades will have a meeting with the Mayor of Tallinn, Mr Mihhail Kõlvart, at the City Hall, while at 12.40 pm he will attend a lunch hosted in his honour by the Speaker of the Estonian Parliament, Mr Jüri Ratas.
In the evening, the President of the Republic will attend an official dinner hosted in his and his wife's honour by the Estonian presidential couple.
On 29 April, in the morning, the President of the Republic will have a meeting with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Mrs Kaja Kallas, at the Prime Minister's Office.[DURING THE MEETING, AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CYPRUS AND ESTONIA IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL COOPERATION WILL BE SIGNED, AN AREA TO WHICH THE CYPRUS GOVERNMENT ATTACHES PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE, AS A LARGE PART OF THE CYPRUS TOMORROW PLAN INCLUDES POLICIES FOR DIGITAL TRANSITION.
The updated Memorandum, which will be signed by the President of the Republic and the Estonian Prime Minister, aims to strengthen the efforts of the Cyprus Government towards the implementation of reforms in the field of digital transition.
It is noted that the revised MoU includes new areas of cooperation and provision of expertise, including on digital transformation and reform of the Population and Social Security Administration, development of a cybersecurity framework and project lifecycle optimisation.
Subsequently, the President of the Republic and the members of the Cypriot delegation will visit CybExer Technologies, a company specialising in cybersecurity issues.
On the sidelines of President Anastasiades' visit to Estonia, the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy will hold meetings with the Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Mr. Luukas IIves and with the Director of the E-Government Academy Mr Hannes Astok and representatives of the Estonian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association.
The President of the Republic will return to Cyprus in the evening of 29 April.
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