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The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, is in Alicante, Spain, where tomorrow afternoon he will attend the Summit of the nine Mediterranean countries, EUMED-9, convened by Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Pedro Sanchez.

The Summit will also be attended by the President of France and the Prime Ministers of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia.

The arrivals of the state leaders will begin at 3 p.m. (Cyprus time) and then, at 3:30 p.m., the deliberations of the Summit will follow. The EU’s strategic autonomy, with a focus on energy, will be discussed first.

A family photo of the leaders will take place and then the leaders will continue their discussion on the EU’s economic governance.

At 7:45 p.m. (Cyprus time) the leaders will make statements to the media.

The Summit will conclude with a working dinner of the leaders, during which the future of Europe will be discussed.

At the end of the session, a Joint Declaration will be issued.

 (EP/EK)