Sakellaropoulou says Cyprus is top foreign issue priority in meeting with Christodoulides

"The Cyprus issue is a constant concern and a top national priority of Greek foreign policy," the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Monday, welcoming the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidential Mansion on his first official visit to Athens after assuming his new duties.

Sakellaropoulou congratulated Christodoulides and wished him every success in his demanding work, underlining at the same time that his visit to Athens is overshadowed by the train accident, which cost the lives of so many young people, including two Cypriot students, and she expressed her sincere condolences.

"I would like to emphasize once again that the Cyprus issue is a constant concern and a top national priority of Greek foreign policy. A guarantee of effectiveness for this matter and its resolution is the close cooperation...