Merkel to visit

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a one-day working visit to Cyprus January 11, it was announced yesterday.

A spokesperson for the German Embassy in Nicosia told the Cyprus News Agency the visit has not been officially announced by the Chancellor’s office in Berlin. However he confirmed that the embassy was definitely working on a working visit by the Chancellor, and “all preparations are underway”.

Merkel is due to arrive around midday. Her first stop will be the Presidential Palace. Merkel will also visit the Goethe Institute and Ledra Street, for a guided tour by Nicosia Mayor Eleni Mavrou.

She departs later in the afternoon.

 

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