Anastasiades to hold a meeting with Putin in China

President Anastasiades will hold a meeting in China next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The President departs on Monday for China where he will participate in the Belt and Road Forum. The Cypriot President will hold a meeting with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping, while he will also meet with the Russian President.

Discussions between Anastasiades  and Putin will include the Cyprus issue, bilateral relations and international issues, according to government spokesman Prodromou.

Prodromou said that ''the meeting falls within the contacts of the Cypriot President with all United Nations Security Council member states, in the framework of the efforts for the resumption of the Cyprus talks and the role that the Greek Cypriot side seeks for the UNSC to play for a possible Cyprus solution''. The President is expected to return to Cyprus on Sunday.