President Nikos Christodoulides held brief talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest.
Prior to meeting Erdogan, Christodoulides spoke briefly with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The meeting later expanded to include Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
The summit brings together heads of state from EPC member countries, alongside leaders from EU institutions, NATO, OSCE, and the Council of Europe.
Key topics on the agenda include European economic security and migration, with President Christodoulides scheduled to address the latter issue during his intervention.
The Cypriot president is set to hold bilateral meetings with various heads of state and government on the sidelines of the summit.
On Thursday evening, Christodoulides will attend a dinner for EU leaders at the Hungarian Parliament as part of the informal European Council meeting. The dinner will focus on EU-US relations, regional developments, and the situation in the Middle East.
Friday’s informal European Council session will centre on the future of European competitiveness, based on the Leta and Draghi reports. President Christodoulides is scheduled to return to Cyprus on Friday evening.
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