Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have a marathon of international meetings in the first half of January. According to IBNA, on January 8, Alexis Tsipras will be in Cyprus to participate in the tripartite summit of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, on January 10th in Rome for the summit of the heads of state and governments of the Mediterranean countries of the EU, and will visit Cyprus again, on January 16, for the first tripartite Summit between Cyprus, Greece and Jordan.

The Saipem 1200 oil drilling rig is currently in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and is expected to commence drilling in bloc 6 of the “Calypso” plot.

Theresa May visited the British base on Cyprus. The role of British bases in Cyprus against the war against the Islamic State and the fight against terrorism, was underscored by British Prime Minister Theresa May, on a short visit to Akrotiri, Limassol.