President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulideswas received at the Presidential Palace on Monday morning by the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

During the official welcoming ceremony, the two presidents walked along the red carpet near the Presidential Palace, where a bachelor party was organized and the national anthem was played. Then they welcomed the country delegations.

During the conversation they had after that, Mr. Sakellaropoulou expressed her sincere condolences to Mr. Christodoulides for the Cypriot students who died in the train accident at Tempe.

He then mentioned the Cyprus issue, emphasizing that it is a constant concern and a top national priority for Greece’s foreign policy.

According to Ms. Sakellaropoulouthe guarantee of the effectiveness of its solution is the close cooperation and coordination of Greece with the Republic of Cyprus both at the bilateral and multilateral regional levels.

Statements of Christodoulidis

For his part, Mr. Christodoulides said that Greece and Cyprus mourn after the tragedy in Tempe, noting that those in power must do everything possible so that this does not happen again.

“Greece and Cyprus, as members of a large European family, must prove by their actions that we are pillars of stability and security,” the President of the Republic of Cyprus said at the time.

In addition, he expressed Thank you to the Greek side, which regards the Cyprus problem as a leading national and European problem.

“The situation in Cyprus is not he can be the future, no he can that Nicosia be the only divided capital in Europe,” he stressed.

“We are aware of the challenges and difficulties, we will not sit idly by, we will do everything in human power to break the deadlock in order to achieve the goal of the liberation and reunification of Cyprus,” said Mr. Christodoulides.

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