Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday.
The meeting, will be the first White House visit by a Cypriot president in 28 years, highlighting the growing importance of Cyprus as a strategic partner for the United States in the region.
This visit comes just a few months after Cyprus and the US signed a defense cooperation agreement and initiated a strategic dialogue. US Ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher also played an important role in arranging the meeting.
The last time a president of the Republic of Cyprus was invited to the White House was in June 1996, when Glafcos Clerides met with then-President Bill Clinton.