President to sign Cyprus-France strategic partnership on Monday in Paris

As he said, the two leaders will discuss the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU for the first half of 2026
Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, and President of France, Emmanuel Macron, will sign a Strategic Partnership Agreement on Monday in Paris, focusing on defence, the economy, and European coordination, a few weeks before Cyprus assumes the six-month rotating Presidency of the EU Council.
According to a written statement by the Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, on Sunday evening, the President of the Republic will meet with his French counterpart at the Élysée Palace at 11 a.m. (Cyprus time).
As he said, the two leaders will discuss the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU for the first half of 2026, as well as important international and regional issues, in the context of common European positions and the need to maintain the unity and resilience of the Union.
However, as the Spokesperson noted, the central focus of the visit will be the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement between Cyprus and France, which aims to strengthen and structure bilateral relations and upgrade them institutionally, with a specific framework for cooperation, particularly in the areas of defence, the economy, cultural cooperation, innovation, and education, as well as strengthening coordination on European and international issues.
This Agreement “reflects the common will of the two countries to move from strategic convergence to strategic implementation, through a more structured, more operational and more targeted framework for cooperation, which strengthens the role of the Republic of Cyprus as a reliable partner in the European Union and as a pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly on issues of security, energy resilience, and European cohesion,” he noted.
President Christodoulides is accompanied in Paris by Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kompos, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna, as well as other officials.
Source: CNA