Nicosia.- CNA

Issues relating to regional developments, including the Turkish violations within the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cyprus, will be among the issues to be discussed at the trilateral Summit meeting in Cairo on November 8, with the participation of President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades.

President Anastasiades, who will depart for Egypt on Friday, will attend the Summit along with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al Sisi and Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras.

The Summit will also discuss trilateral cooperation in international fora and ways to further deepen the cooperation, as well as the prospects for cooperation in other fields of mutual interest.

Other issues to be discussed include developments in Iraq, in Libya, in Syria, the current phase of the Cyprus problem, the Palestinian problem, and combating terrorism.

Before the Summit, President Anastasiades will hold a private meeting with President Sisi.

Later on, there will be a private meeting among the three leaders and following that meeting they will give a press conference. Afterwards, the leaders will attend a working lunch hosted by President Sisi.

President Anastasiades will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides and Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides.

The President and the Cypriot delegation will return to Cyprus in the evening of November 8.

STATE DEPARTMENT

“We value our strong relationships with Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt. We refer you to those governments for more information on their upcoming meeting”, a State Department official has said, asked on the upcoming tripartite meeting between the heads of states of the three countries, to take place November 8 in Cairo.

The official was particularly asked whether the Department of State has a position on the meeting as well as on the meetings that took place in ministerial level and on the cooperation between the three countries.