The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and head of the European External Action Service, Kaja Kallas, is visiting Cyprus for meetings ahead of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, which will begin on 1 January, 2026.
Kallas will be received at 4pm local time at the Presidential Palace by the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides.
At 5.15pm, the High Representative is expected to arrive at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she will sign the visitors’ book. This will be followed by a tete-a-tete meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos, while afterwards bilateral consultations will take place. Later on, Kombos and Kallas will make statements to the media.
As the European Commission spokesperson for foreign affairs, Anita Hipper, has told CNA, the High Representative is carrying out this visit in the context of the upcoming Presidency, as well as part of ongoing cooperation on key issues, such as the situation in Gaza, Ukraine, and the support provided to Kyiv.
(Source: CNA)
