Mitsotakis and Christodoulides in Athens: What’s Really Behind the 3rd Greece-Cyprus Intergovernmental Summit
Energy deals, the Cyprus issue, and the 2026 EU Council presidency: alliances and backroom moves revealed.
Energy deals, the Cyprus issue, and the 2026 EU Council presidency: alliances and backroom moves revealed.
During her first visit to Cyprus, EU High Representative Kaya Kallas discussed with President Christodoulides the priorities of Cyprus’ EU Presidency and the Cyprus issue.
Bilateral meeting in New York highlights shared commitment to the strategic Great Sea Interconnector and upcoming intergovernmental summit in Athens
“We cannot change geography; Turkey will always be a neighboring state to the Republic of Cyprus. Mr. Erdoğan will, of course, be welcome at this summit to discuss developments in the region,” Christodoulides told reporters in Nicosia, as reported by Reuters.
Today, President Nikos Christodoulides is traveling to Athens to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The meeting is set for noon at the Maximou Mansion, prior to the expanded discussions on the Cyprus issue, which are scheduled for March 17 and 18 in Geneva.
For her part, the UN official said she looked forward to the expanded meeting in March and conveyed the UN Secretary General‘s commitment to help both sides move forward.
The meeting was the first between the Lebanese president and a leader of another state which of course has symbolic and of substantive significance.
Starmer's visit angered Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, who complained that the British did not inform them of the visit