Cyprus President to receive Athens Municipality's Gold Medal of Honour

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is set to receive on Monday evening the Athens Municipality`s Gold Medal of Honour in recognition of his efforts to reunify Cyprus and reach a peaceful solution of the Cyprus problem, in the Greek capital.

The Municipality`s decision was taken "in recognition of his efforts to date for the peaceful reunification of our sister Cyprus, to the benefit of the people of Cyprus as a whole, enhancing the lasting and close Greek Cypriot ties, the steadfast defence of democratic and human values which unite us, his commitment to a Europe of solidarity, growth and social cohesion and his unshakeable commitment for the prevalence of peace and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean on the basis of international law principles," a presidency press release says.

President Anastasiades will hold at 1900 hours local time a tête-à-tête me

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