Anastasiades meets Scholz, Steinmeier in Berlin

Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is set to meet the political leadership of Germany on Wednesday, during his working visit in Berlin.

An official statement said the Cypriot outgoing president will visit the Presidential Palace in Berlin in the late morning, 11am CYP time, for a meeting with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

During their meeting the two Presidents will discuss issues related to bilateral relations, developments regarding the situation in Ukraine, while President Anastasiades will brief the German President on the current situation of the Cyprus issue.

In the afternoon Anastasiades, who is not seeking a third term in office early next year, will meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with whom he will discuss the Cyprus problem, while their meeting is also expected to focus on European, energy and economic issues, followed by a joint press conference.

The President of the Republic is accompanied by Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos, Deputy Minister to the President Petros Demetriou and Director of his Office Pantelis Pantelides, the statement concludes. First lady Andri Anastasiades is also traveling the commander-in-chief.

Cyprus has been divided for over half a century after violence broke out between the island’s two ethnic communities. Turkish troops landed on the island in 1974 after a short-lived Greek-inspired coup, with the island remaining divided to this day between a recognized south in the Republic of Cyprus governed by Greek Cypriots and a Turkish Cypriot north not recognized by any country except Turkey.