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The Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in Strasbourg, will be addressed by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Nicos Christodoulides, on Tuesday 23 January.
President Christodoulides, who will leave for Strasbourg tomorrow afternoon, will also have contacts with Council of Europe officials in the margins of his visit.
Specifically, in the morning of 23 January, the President of the Republic will attend a working breakfast with the Cypriot MPs who will participate in the CSCE, and will then go to the Council of Europe building, where he will sign the visitors' book.
This will be followed by private meetings between the President of the Republic, after the election procedures for the new leadership of the Assembly have taken place, with the outgoing and the new President of the CCE, as well as with the Secretary General of the CoE and the new Secretary General of the CCE.
Afterwards, the President of the Republic will attend a lunch hosted in his honour by the newly elected President of the CSE.
Subsequently, at 15:30 Cyprus time, President Christodoulides will address the Plenary of the CSE, followed by questions from MPs representing the party groups.
In his speech, the President of the Republic will refer, among other things, to the current phase of the Cyprus problem and the new effort that is starting after the appointment of the UN Secretary General's Envoy, as well as to the role of the international actor in the efforts to resolve it, as well as to regional developments and the important role of the CoE in defending human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Later, the President of the Republic will go to the building of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), where he will have a meeting with the President of the Court, Ms Síofra O'Leary.
In the evening, the President of the Republic will attend a reception hosted in his honour by the Permanent Representation of the Republic in Strasbourg. Mr. Constantinos Letibiotis, the Deputy Director of the President's Diplomatic Office Mr. Doros Venezis and officials, will return to Cyprus on 24 January.
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