Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will pay a working visit to The Hague on Wednesday and will be received by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and the Premier Mark Rutte, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the press following a meeting of the Cabinet, the Spokesperson said that President Christodoulides is visiting the country, following an invitation of the Dutch Prime Minister.
Tomorrow, at 5.30 pm (Cyprus time), the President will be received by the King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, at the Palace, in The Hague.
They will discuss bilateral relations, issues related to the exchange of experience in the management of water resources, which, the Spokesperson noted, is a subject of particular interest to the King himself.
On the agenda is also the future of Europe, in view of the upcoming European elections, as well as the Cyprus issue.
The President will then meet with the Prime Minister at his official residence. They will discuss the situation in the Middle East, Ukraine, migration issues and bilateral ties.
Letymbiotis said that the President will also inform the Premier about developments in the Cyprus issue and the efforts for the resumption of talks, from where they left off in Crans Montana, on the basis of the agreed framework, in light of the appointment of the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General.
The Spokesperson noted that relations between Cyprus and the Netherlands are at a very high level and the two countries have a large number of bilateral agreements cooperation in various fields such as defence and security, tourism and investments.
He reminded that the agreement for the avoidance of double taxation has recently entered into force and it is set to further strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the field of economy and investment.
The President returns home February 29.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results.
The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia as his personal envoy for Cyprus, to assume a Good Offices role on his behalf and search for common ground on the way forward in the Cyprus issue.
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