King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands conclude today their two-day state visit to Cyprus.
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and the First Lady Philippa Christodoulides will travel with the Dutch Royal Couple to the Nicosia Municipality where they will be welcomed by Mayor Charalambos Prountzos and then they will tour the old city along the buffer zone and visit the Church of Panagia Faneromeni.
It is noted that this is the first time that the Dutch Royal Couple are visiting Cyprus and the visit is set to mark the beginning of a closer cooperation between Cyprus and the Netherlands.
The Royal Couple will then go to the House of Cooperation, where they will meet graduates of Dutch universities.
Their visit also includes a tour of the renowned archaeological site of Choirokoitia, where they will be welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou. The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia, occupied from the 7th to the 4th millennium B.C., is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean. It has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998
Dutch archaeologists from the University of Leiden – where the King studied – are currently carrying out excavations at the Palloures site in Chloraka.
In the afternoon, the King and Queen together with the President of the Republic, the First Lady and other dignitaries, will attend a concert with Dutch and Cypriot artists at THOK, which the Royal Couple is organizing in honor of President Christodoulides and the First Lady in return for their hospitality.
The Royal Couple will depart from Cyprus late on Wednesday evening.
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Source: CNA
