Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will conclude on Tuesday his two-day working visit to Moscow with a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, to be followed by the signing of bilateral agreements between Cyprus and Russia. Anastasiades and Putin are expected to discuss mainly political issues, such as the Cyprus problem and Russia-EU relations.
The two Presidents will sign a Joint Action Plan for the period 2018 – 2020 between the Republic of Cyprus and the Russian Federation, that will cover all areas of cooperation between the two countries, including politics, the economy, commerce, energy, defence, international issues and EU affairs.
Moreover, Ministers of the two countries will sign agreements on Maritime Transport, on International Road Transport, on Communications and Information Technology, and on Cooperation During Humanitarian Operations Performed in Case of Crisis Management Situations.
Additionally, a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between the Ministry of Justice and Public Order of the Republic of Cyprus and the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation and a Joint Declaration between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Sphere of Modernization of the Economies.
Cyprus and Russia have already signed 60 bilateral agreements, of which 12 were signed during President Anastasiades’ official visit to Moscow in 2015.
Anastasiades` meeting with Putin at the Kremlin is expected to begin at 1440 local time. At first four-member delegations of the two sides will meet under the two Presidents. This will be followed by talks between 12-member delegations under Anastasiades and Putin that are expected to last for one and a half hour. Later on the two Presidents will make statements to the media.
Anastasiades is escorted to Russia by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, Transport Minister Marios Demetriades and Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides.
In the morning Anastasiades will give a press conference at the Russian News Agency Tass and interviews to Russian media.
Anastasiades and his entourage will leave Russia tonight to return to Cyprus.
