The heads of state, government and European institutions are currently being welcomed at the Thoc theatre in Nicosia by President Nikos Christodoulides, and the First Lady, Philippa Karsera, for the opening ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The secretary-general of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and his wife Laila Salah Eldin arrived first. Subsequently, Christodoulides welcomed the president of Lebanon, Joseph Khalil Aoun, and
