President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Bruges and Brussels, where he will address the College of Europe and participate in the European Council Summit, respectively.In statements to journalists at the Presidential Palace, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, \u201cPresident Nikos Christodoulides will travel tomorrow to Bruges, Belgium, where he will visit the College of Europe and then proceed to Brussels, where he will participate in the proceedings of the European Council and attend a working lunch with the UN Secretary-General.\u201dSpecifically, President Christodoulides will be in Bruges tomorrow, following an invitation extended to him by the Cyprus Students\u2019 Association of the College, to address the College as part of the national week dedicated to Cyprus. It is noted that this is the first time a President of the Republic of Cyprus visits the College.Immediately upon arrival at the College, the President will have a private meeting with Rector Mogherini and then address students and academics of the College of Europe and the European Diplomatic Academy, including Cypriots.Subsequently, the President will meet with European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas before departing for Brussels.On the following day, March 21, the President will participate in the European People\u2019s Party proceedings and then attend a working lunch with the UN Secretary-General and the heads of EU member states, focusing mainly on the Middle East, the situation in Ukraine, and global challenges.The Summit\u2019s proceedings and a working dinner will follow.Among the topics to be discussed at the Summit are the Middle East, Ukraine, Migration, Security, EU Enlargement, and External Relations.On March 22, the President will participate in the commemorative event for the 30 years of the European Economic Area, along with the Leaders of EU member states, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. A Eurozone Summit in an expanded composition will follow.President Christodoulides, accompanied by Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis, Presidential Press Office Director Victor Papadopoulos, and officials, will return to Cyprus on the night of March 22.\u201dAsked if there will be a private meeting between the President of the Republic and the UN Secretary-General, the Spokesperson said that if the opportunity arises, based on the UN Secretary-General\u2019s schedule, it is something \u201cwe will consider.\u201dEuropean Council Summit. President Nikos Christodoulides, Bruges, Brussels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Nikos Christodoulides of Cyprus will travel to Bruges and Brussels for official engagements. In Bruges, he will visit the College of Europe, addressing students and academics as part of a national week dedicated to Cyprus, marking the first visit by a Cypriot President to the College. His agenda includes a private meeting with Rector Mogherini and a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas. In Brussels, President Christodoulides will participate in the European People\u2019s Party proceedings, attend a working lunch with the UN Secretary-General and EU member state heads focusing on the Middle East, Ukraine, and global challenges, and engage in the European Council Summit discussions on the Middle East, Ukraine, Migration, Security, EU Enlargement, and External Relations. He will also attend a commemorative event for the 30 years of the European Economic Area and a Eurozone Summit. President Christodoulides, accompanied by officials, will return to Cyprus on March 22. A potential private meeting with the UN Secretary-General is under consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2508,2509,2510,2134,1031,3,398,379,201,1841,415,446,148,1346,69,821,193,2405,503,827,114,1182,17,414],"class_list":["post-4676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-belgium","tag-bruges","tag-brussels","tag-challenges","tag-christodoulides","tag-cyprus","tag-diplomacy","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european-commission","tag-government","tag-iceland","tag-local","tag-meeting","tag-middle-east","tag-migration","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-president-christodoulides","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-security","tag-top-news","tag-travel","tag-ukraine","tag-un"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n