Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived shortly before 1:00 pm at the Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos.
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides was waiting at the base and welcomed Mitsotakis at the location where the C-130 aircraft was parked.
The two leaders exchanged greetings and held a brief conversation before moving to the reception area, where they later welcomed the French president.
The three leaders are expected to hold a trilateral meeting, followed by statements.
Afterwards, President Christodoulidis and Kyriakos Mitsotakis will head to the Kimon frigate.
Emmanuel Macron will visit the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle this afternoon, which is currently in the eastern Mediterranean, off Crete, according to French television channel BFM, citing the Elysee.
The President of France, during his flight to Cyprus, communicated by phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, who, as reported by French media, told him that his country is determined to continue military actions to disarm Hezbollah.
Several members of the Cypriot government are also present at the air base alongside the president.
Among those at the reception area are Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis, as well as other government officials.
Heightened activity has also been observed outside the air base, with a strong presence of French and other European naval vessels recorded in the sea area around Cyprus.
Helicopters have also been taking off from the base to transport military officials from those ships to the Andreas Papandreou air base to attend the welcoming ceremony.
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