George Vassiliou, the former president of Cyprus who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94 , is to be laid to rest on Saturday.
He is to be given a state funeral at the Ayia Sofia cathedral in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos, with his body being taken there on a gun carriage, before being buried at the Aglandjia municipal cemetery.
Incumbent President Nikos Christodoulides, University of Cyprus
