The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, will travel to Thessaloniki on Friday to attend the ceremony conferring upon him an honorary doctorate from the Department of International and European Studies at the School of Social, Humanities and Arts at the University of Macedonia. The ceremony will take place today at 7:00 p.m.
According to an announcement by the Presidency, the title is being conferred upon the President of the Republic in recognition of his contribution to the field of international relations. According to the University, the ceremony, which will take place in the presence of representatives of the Greek government, the Hellenic Parliament, and senior state officials, also highlights the University of Macedonia’s long-standing ties with the Republic of Cyprus, as well as the importance of relations between Greece and Cyprus.
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Prior to the conferment ceremony, the President of the Republic, at the invitation of the Society for Macedonian Studies, will unveil a commemorative plaque in honor of the Cypriots who fell in the struggle for the liberation of Macedonia and Thessaloniki, as well as in honor of the Macedonians who sacrificed their lives for the freedom, territorial integrity, and independence of the Republic of Cyprus during the Turkish invasion of 1974, as stated.
