President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Tassoulas, who is currently on an official visit to Cyprus, was met by Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides and Nicosia Mayor Charalambos Prountzos during his visit on Thursday to the Nicosia City Hall. Tassoulas was given a tour of the Buffer Zone in the old city and paid a visit to the CYENS Excellence Centre.

Athens has issued a firm response through diplomatic sources to the provocative statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus, on Saturday, May 3.

The Cyprus Parliament voted in favor of regulating the procedure, while the first women are expected to be enlisted in the National Guard of the island in October.