Christodoulides to travel to Egypt
President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to visit Egypt on Sunday to participate in an international summit. The summit will be attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The European Union and Egypt will inaugurate a strategic and comprehensive partnership at the summit, with a joint declaration to be signed by Von der Leyen and el-Sisi. This partnership covers six pillars: political relations, economic stability, trade and investment, migration and mobility, security and demography, and human capital. Christodoulides will also have a bilateral meeting with el-Sisi, followed by a joint meeting with all seven heads of government and further discussions among the delegations of the participating countries. In the evening, el-Sisi will host a meal in honor of the six European leaders. Cyprus’ invitation to the summit is seen as highlighting its geostrategic role in the region, being the closest EU member state to Egypt and maintaining excellent relations with all neighboring states.