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- At the "Andreas Papandreou" military base in Paphos, the trilateral meeting of Mitsotakis, Macron and Christodoulides.

- Joint statements by the three leaders are expected.

- Shortly after 12:30, Kyriakos Mitsotakis landed, a little later the arrival of Macron.

- The visit sends the message of the European "shield" that is being raised in Cyprus.

Before the meeting began, the three leaders took joint photos.

It should be noted, however, that Emmanuel Macron took off the tie he was wearing upon his arrival, following the example of Messrs. Mitsotakis and Christodoulides.

What the Elysee Palace says

The discussion includes the issue of strengthening regional security amid the war in Iran and the surge in oil prices.

According to the French presidency, the visit aims to “express France’s solidarity” with Cyprus, where a British military base was targeted by a drone shortly after the start of the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28.

The French president spoke this morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in the Middle East and Lebanon.

Cyprus‘s regional and international footprint was mentioned by Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides, noting that positive announcements will soon be made regarding Cyprus-US bilateral cooperation in various areas. On his trip to Washington and his meeting with Joe Biden on Wednesday, Christodoulides said that official announcements are expected within the coming hours.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the potential to extend the trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel cooperation through the participation of other countries such as India, in statements after the end of the meeting with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Nicosia on Tuesday.
In their joint statements, the three leaders underlined the strategic-importance relations among their countries and the common will for further deepening of relations in all the sectors.