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The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, had a meeting on 16 January 2023 with King Charles the Third, following an invitation by His Majesty, the King.

The meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere in the presence of the First Lady, Ms Andri Anastasiade, and Queen Consort, Camilla, at the King’s private residence of Birkhall, Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

During the meeting, President Anastasiades briefed the King on the latest developments regarding the Cyprus issue. The bilateral relations between Cyprus and Great Britain were also discussed, which have been significantly strengthened during President Anastasiades’ ten year tenure, with the conclusion of highly important bilateral agreements and Memoranda of Understanding such as, for example, the Memorandum for Strategic Cooperation and the Memorandum on non-military development of the British Sovereign Bases in Cyprus to the benefit of the inhabitants of the aforementioned areas.

At the President’s meeting with King Charles, issues on the Commonwealth agenda were also discussed, as well as climate change and its consequences with reference to the initiative of President Anastasiades for actions aimed at tackling the effect of climate change in the region of the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

(EP)