President to be received by King Charles

During President Nicos Anastasiades’ visit to Great Britain next week, he will be received by King Charles III at Balmoral Castle on Monday.

A statement by the Head of his press office Andreas Iosif, described the meeting as “important”, where the President will brief King Charles about the latest developments in the Cyprus issue and Turkey’s provocations in the eastern Mediterranean.

Bilateral relations and climate and energy crises will also be on the agenda following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The meeting is set to take place at 10:30 am UK time.

It is the first meeting President Anastasiades will hold with King Charles, after his inauguration, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

This week President Anastasiades received at the Presidential Palace Princess Anna during her visit to Cyprus.

On Saturday, he will attend a Gala Dinner for the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, during which he will be honoured by the UK Cypriot Federation and the all-party Parliamentary Group for Cyprus.

The dinner will highlight the significant contribution of the Cypriot Diaspora to strengthening bilateral relations between Cyprus and the UK and promoting the Cyprus issue.

Princess Anne briefed on Cyprus issue

President Nicos Anastasiades briefed on Wednesday Princess Anne on burgeoning ties with the UK post-Brexit, the Cyprus issue and Turkish actions.

Princess Anne, who was visiting Cyprus to meet and thank British peacekeepers serving in UNFICYP, met Anastasiades at the Presidential Palace.

President Anastasiades also presented Princess Anne with a silver copy of a 4th-century BC goblet and an album of photographs of WWII Cypriot veterans. Princess Anne presented the President with a portrait of herself.

President Anastasiades tweeted afterwards: “Pleasure to receive today HRH The Princess Royal. “Reiterated common aspiration to further develop and expand the historical ties and enduring bonds between Cyprus and the UK, both at the bilateral level as well as within our Commonwealth family.”

The visit – an invitation from UN peacekeepers – allowed The Princess Royal to meet and thank the serving British peacekeepers from The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic

Regiment and The Royal Logistic Corps, for whom she is the Colonel-in-Chief.

Her Royal Highness concluded the visit at Dhekelia base, where she met members of the British Armed Forces and their families and opened a new school for the children of serving personnel.