The presence of the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, in Madrid to attend the Euro-Atlantic dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Spain for the EU and NATO Heads of State and the meetings with the UN Assistant Secretary General Mr. Miroslav Yedzia and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cyprus, Mr. Colin Stewart, are prominent in the President's programme for the coming week. The Cyprus problem, Turkish threats and challenges will be the focus of President Anastasiades' meetings, while other issues related to the economy and education are also on the President's agenda.
On Monday 27 June, at 09:30 in the morning, the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the Government will take place at the Presidential Palace. Mr Kyriakos Kousios will be appointed Minister of Labour and Social Insurance in place of the late Zeta Emylianidou, while Mr Kyriakos Kousios will be appointed Deputy Minister to the President. Petros Demetriou and Mr Pantelis Pantelides will be appointed as Deputy Secretary of State and Mr Colin Stewart will be appointed Director of the Office of the President of the Republic.
A meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cyprus, Mr Colin Stewart, will follow at 11:30 in the morning. The meeting will take place in the presence of the Foreign Minister and the Cyprus Negotiator. The President of the Republic will re-present the positions of the Greek Cypriot side and reiterate our will and commitment to resume the negotiation process for the settlement of the Cyprus problem.
In the afternoon of the same day, at 19:15, President Anastasiades will address the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Cyprus. The President of the Republic will present awards to outstanding students.
On Tuesday 28 June, the President of the Republic will travel to Madrid, where the NATO Summit will take place. President Anastasiades has been invited and will attend a dinner hosted on the sidelines of the Summit for EU and NATO leaders by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, during which the President of the Republic will deliver a speech.
The trip to the Spanish capital will give President Anastasiades the opportunity to meet bilaterally with foreign leaders and brief them on issues of concern to Cyprus, with the Cyprus problem being the main issue. His proposal for the implementation of the MoU, which will assist the whole process, and the need for the Turkish side to abandon its provocative actions and intransigent attitude, will be at the centre of President Anastasiades' contacts. The President of the Republic returns to Cyprus on Thursday, 30 June.
On Friday, 1 July, at 09:30 in the morning, a meeting will be held with the Ministers of Finance, Energy, RAEK and AEK. At 11:30 a.m. President Anastasiades will meet with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Asia and the Americas at the Department of Political and Peace Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Yedzia.
At 11:30 a.m. President Anastasiades will meet with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Europe, Asia and the Americas, Mr. Miroslav Yedzia. President Anastasiades will reiterate the readiness and will of the Greek Cypriot side to resume the process of talks for the settlement of the Cyprus problem.He will reiterate that the agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is the Bi-zonal Bicommunal Federation and that the unacceptable position of the Turkish Cypriot side on the alleged existence of two states in Cyprus should be abandoned. President Anastasiades will again raise the issue of Turkey's and the Turkish Cypriot side's illegal actions with Mr. Yedzia and will call for a reversal of the fait accompli in Varosha.
On Friday evening, President Anastasiades will address the 10th CIPA Investment Awards ceremony. The President of the Republic will refer to the course of the Cypriot economy and the great value for the country of the implementation of the "Cyprus - Tomorrow" Plan, which will bring a new model of development for the country, will contribute to the growth of GDP by 7% and will create 11 thousand new jobs.
On Saturday 2 July, President Anastasiades will unveil a sculpture in memory of the former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Glafkos Clerides, at the Glafkos Clerides Park in Germasogeia.
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