President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, will have a meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece tonight in Brussels, “on Turkish provocations and developments in the Cyprus EEZ”, a Greek government source told CNA.
The same source, added that “the Greek Prime Minister is going to take a position on this issue by expressing his support for the actions of the Republic of Cyprus and the obligation to preserve its sovereign rights”, in the informal EU27 Summit tomorrow. Alexis Tsipras will also mention the provocative Turkish attitude in the Aegean and Euro-Turkish relations, said the source.
The same source added than on Friday the Greek Prime Minister will have in Brussels a series of contacts. Among them, with the French President Macron, and the Italian Prime Minister Gentiloni (together with Cypriot President Anastasiades).
In a meeting with Merkel, Borisov and Juncker, Tsipras will discuss Euro – Turkish relations and immigration and in a meeting with Mogerini he will discuss the developments regarding Turkey, FYROM, and Albania.
Before the opening of the Informal EU27 Summit there will be a High Level International Conference to strengthen international support for the Sahel region. The informal EU Summit of the 27 Member States, will deal with institutional issues of the Union and the Multiannual Financial Framework for the post-2020 period.
Finally, according to information obtained by CNA, after his return to Athens, Prime Minister Tsipras will meet on Saturday with a delegation from the US Congress. The agenda of the talks will include Greek-American relations, the FYROM name issue and Turkey.