German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is making an official visit to Cyprus today.
This marks the first visit by a German President to Cyprus since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Early in the morning, he will meet with the President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, and later, they are expected to visit Nicosia City Hall and the old city, where they will walk along the green line.
Furthermore, a statement from the German Presidency mentioned that this visit is to “a country in the Eastern Mediterranean with which there is close cooperation, a member of the EU with a special political as well as geographical position.”
Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, stated on Friday that the first official visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Cyprus is of significant importance.
