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The
President of the Republic had a meeting with the King of the Netherlands |
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The President of the Republic,
Mr Nikos Christodoulides, had a meeting today with King Willem-Alexander at
the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague. President Christodoulides had a
meeting with the King this afternoon, within the framework of his one-day
working visit to the Netherlands. Once the President of the Republic arrived at the Palace, a procession paid homage, and he was then received by King Willem-Alexander, with whom he had a meeting. The meeting was focused on,
inter alia, the developments with regard to the Cyprus problem, the situation
in the Middle East and Ukraine, matters related to the exchange of
experiences between Cyprus and the Netherlands on water management topics – a
matter of particular interest to the King of the Netherlands – as well as
topics related to the European agenda, such as the Future of Europe. Afterwards, the President of
the Republic signed the Visitors' Book of the Palace, in which he wrote the
following: "It is with genuine
pleasure that I visit the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the first time in my
capacity as President of the Republic of Cyprus, almost a year after my
election. It is also a great honour to meet H.M. King Willem-Alexander, here,
at the Huis ten Bosch Palace. This visit reaffirms that our
countries enjoy special, cordial and friendly relations, both bilaterally and
at the European and multilateral level. Personally, I am proud that our
countries, member states of our common European family, are committed to
upholding common universal and irreplaceable principles and values, a fact
that is particularly important in these turbulent times. I am also delighted that my
visit, today, in The Hague and my meeting with His Majesty gave us the
opportunity to discuss how we can give more impetus to the relations between
our countries to further enhance them for the benefit of our peoples." (IA/MS) |
