List of international presidential trips made by Nikos Christodoulides
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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Nikos Christodoulides, the current president of Cyprus since 28 February 2023.
Christodoulides has visited 25 countries during his tenure as President. The number of visits per country where Christodoulides has traveled are:
2023
| Country | Location(s) | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Greece |
Athens | 13–14 March | First official visit. Met President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[1] |
 United Kingdom |
London | 6 May | Christodoulides travelled to London to attend the coronation of King Charles III.[2] |
 Israel |
Jerusalem | 11–12 May | Met with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strengthen bilateral ties. Discussions prioritized energy cooperation, regional stability, and the Cyprus problem, with Herzog hailing the visit as a sign of solidarity during ongoing regional tension.[3][4][5] |
 Germany |
Berlin | 25 May | Met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The meeting was focus on bilateral, international, and European policy issues.[6] |
 Moldova |
Mimi Castle, Bulboaca, Chisinău | 1 June | Christodoulides travelled to Moldova to attend the 2nd European Political Community Summit. |
 Belgium |
Brussels | 29 June | Attened European People's Party summit. Met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.[7] |
| Belgium |
Brussels | 17–18 July | Attended the 3rd EU–CELAC summit.[8] |
 Spain |
Granada | 5 October | Christodoulides attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit. |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | 21 October | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, where discussions focused on the escalating situation in the region and the need for de-escalation. He conveyed messages aimed at reducing tensions and emphasized the importance of diplomatic efforts, humanitarian considerations, and regional stability following the outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas.
The talks also addressed the broader security situation in the Middle East and the role of international partners in preventing further escalation.[9] |
| Belgium |
Brussels | 26 October | Attended the European Council summit.[10] |
| Belgium |
Brussels | 13–15 December | Christodoulides attended the EU-Western Balkans summit followed by the European Council.[11] |
2024
| Country | Location(s) | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
Brussels | 21 March | Christodoulides attended the European Council summit.[12] |
| Belgium |
Brussels | 17 April | Christodoulides attended an extraordinary European Council summit.[13] |
| Belgium |
Brussels | 17 June | Christodoulides attended an informal European Council summit.[14] |
 France |
Paris | 26 July | Christodoulides travelled to Paris to attend the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[15] |
| United Kingdom |
London | 14 October | Met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.[16] |
 United States |
Washington, D.C. | 30 October | Christodoulides holds a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House.[17] |
 Hungary |
Budapest | 7 November | Christodoulides attended the 5th European Political Community Summit. |
2025
| Country | Location(s) | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Berlin | 17–18 January | Attended the EPP Leaders’ Retreat. He also met with leader of the opposition and leader of the Christian Democratic Union, Friedrich Merz.[18] |
| France |
Paris | 27 March | Christodoulides attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron.[19] |
 Albania |
Tirana | 16 May | Christodoulides attended the 6th European Political Community Summit. |
| United Kingdom |
London | 21 May | Met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.[20] |
 Finland |
Helsinki | 22 May | Met with President Alexander Stubb. They discussed bilateral relations between Finland and Cyprus, as well as European security, Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, and the regional situations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.[21] |
 Latvia |
Riga | 19 June | He made the first official visit to Latvia, meeting President Edgars Rinkēvičs. The leaders discussed their countries common history of foreign occupation and strong support for a rules-based international order.[22] |
| Belgium |
Brussels | 26–27 June | Christodoulides attended the European Council meeting.[23] |
 Denmark |
Copenhagen | 2 October | Attended the 7th European Political Community Summit. |
 Egypt |
Sharm El Sheikh | 13 October | Christodoulides attended the Sharm El Sheikh summit which included the signing of the Gaza peace plan to end the Gaza war. |
 Slovenia |
Portoroz | 20 October | Christodoulides attended the Med9 summit hosted by Prime Minister Robert Golob. |
| Germany |
Berlin | 14 November | Met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. This meeting focus on discussing the priorities of Cyprus's upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union.[24] |
 Ukraine |
Kyiv | 4 December | Held a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This is the first visit of the Cypriot Head of State to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the last time a President of Cyprus visited Ukraine was ten years ago.[25] |
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