Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and United States Vice President Joe Biden conversed today on the phone and discussed their bilateral ties, the Ukrainian-Russian situation, and the Cypriot divide, as confirmed by an U.S. Spokesperson.

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America was a guest at the Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House.

In Istanbul on Sunday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden privately met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, prior to departing for Washington, D.C., during his official trip to Turkey.