Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is set to see UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday afternoon for a short one-on-one meeting, CNA reported on Saturday as the President departs for New York.
Anastasiades will be heading to New York, accompanied by the government spokesperson Nikos Christodoulides, while Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides is expected to arrive in the US on Sunday.
During his meeting with the UN Secretary General, the President is expected to discuss the Cyprus problem, CNA reported, and the meeting Anastasiades, Ban, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will have on September 25 at 11:00 am.
President Anastasiades will also inform the UN Security Council on the Cyprus problem, where negotiations stand, and the next steps in the process, in a meeting he will have with the permanent members on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, the President is expected to meet with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Later in the evening, President Anastasiades will be speaking at a meeting of Concordia on the future of Europe, CNA reported.
Program of meetings
The President is then set to meet with the Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday and the US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday. On Tuesday evening, President Anastasiades will attend the dinner hosted by the US President, Barack Obama, for country representatives taking part in the UN General Assembly.
The President’s program also includes meetings with economic agents, such as the Vice-President of the Bank of Cyprus Wilbur Ross, the head of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson, and the President and CEO of the Libra Group, George Logothetis.
In New York, President Anastasiades will be honoured at a special ceremony by the American Jewish Committee.
Moreover, the President will speak at major events organised by the Cypriot American community on Friday night, where he will make a speech at their annual dinner. He will also meet with Archbishop Demetrios Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America as well as with leaders of the Greek and Cypriot American community.
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