The President of the Republic of Cyprus will participate in the Informal meeting on Cyprus, in Geneva

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, will depart in the afternoon of 16 March 2025 for Geneva, where, he will participate in the informal meeting on Cyprus in a broader format, to be held on 17 and 18 March, upon invitation of the Secretary-General (SG) of the United Nations (UN) Mr António Guterres.

Prior to the informal meeting, the President of the Republic of Cyprus will preside over a meeting of the National Council on Monday 17 March at 12 noon (Cyprus time). The first part of the informal meeting will take place at 20:00 (Cyprus Time) with a dinner hosted by the SG of the UN.

On the morning of Tuesday 18 March 2025, the President of the Republic will have a bilateral meeting with the SG of the UN. The SG of the UN will also hold bilateral meetings with each delegation.  

The plenary meeting will take place at 12:30 (Cyprus time), at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), Palais des Nations, and is expected to conclude at 15:30 (Cyprus time).

On the evening of 18 March, the President of the Republic will depart for Brussels, where the forthcoming European Council will take place.

The President of the Republic will be accompanied in Geneva by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Constantinos Kombos, the Government Spokesman, Mr Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Ms Marilena Raouna, the Negotiator of the Greek Cypriot side for the Cyprus Problem, Mr Menelaos Menelaou, the National Security Advisor, Mr Tasos Tzionis, the Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic, Mr Victor Papadopoulos, the Director of the President’s Diplomatic Office, Mr Doros Venezis, and Mr Achilles Emilianides, Mr Levon Arakelian, Mr Vassilis Protopapas, and other officials.

On behalf of the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus, the Attorney General of the Republic, Mr George Savvides, and the Attorney of the Republic Ms Mary-Ann Stavrinides, will also accompany the President of the Republic.

The President of the Republic will also be accompanied by the former President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, the President of the House of Representatives and President of Democratic Rally (DISY), Ms Annita Demetriou, the General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), Mr Stephanos Stephanou, the President of Democratic Party (DIKO), Mr Nicholas Papadopoulos, the President of the EDEK Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK), Mr Marinos Sizopoulos, the President of Democratic Alliance (DEPA), Mr Marios Garoyian, and  Green Party-Citizens’ Alliance  representative, Mr Kyriakos Tsimillis.

(MS/IA)

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