The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr.Nicos Christodoulides, had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Mr. Michel congratulated the President of the Republic on his election and expressed his wish for close and productive cooperation within the framework of the European Council.
For his part, the President of the Republic thanked Mr. Charles Michel for his visit. Michel for his good wishes and briefed him on his priorities based on his programme of governance.
He also gave a preliminary briefing on his intention to seek a more active and substantial involvement of the European Union, both in the efforts to break the deadlock and to resume the talks for the resolution of the Cyprus problem, an issue which he will discuss in detail with the President of the European Council, the Presidents of the other institutions and his counterparts during his forthcoming visit to Brussels.
In this context, President Christodoulides also briefed President Michel on his recent meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader and the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy, as well as on the upcoming visit of a high-ranking UN official to Cyprus.
The President of the Republic also expressed his expectation for the rapid implementation of the provision of the February European Council Conclusions on the elaboration of an action plan for the Eastern Mediterranean migration route, in cooperation with the affected Member States.
In addition, the two Leaders had the opportunity to review the agenda of the forthcoming European Council on 23 and 24 March, which will address, inter alia, the competitiveness of the European economy, Ukraine, energy and - under the "various" items - migration.
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