Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides is delivering a live address to the Plenary Session of the Hellenic Parliament in Athens, following an official invitation from Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis. The visit carries strong political and historical symbolism for Greece–Cyprus relations.
More than 300 members of the Greek Parliament attended the special plenary session. Also present were Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Archbishop of Athens; former Presidents of the Hellenic Republic; former prime ministers; former parliamentary speakers; the European Commissioners of Cyprus and Greece; and heads of foreign diplomatic missions.
Christodoulides arrived at Parliament at 7:05 p.m. and entered the plenary chamber to applause from MPs. He was formally welcomed by Speaker Kaklamanis.