The two-day Leaders’ Summit, held as part of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), began on Wednesday in Antalya, Turkey.
The President of the Republic, Nicos Christodoulides, arrived at the Summit venue shortly before 11:00 (local time, 10:00 a.m. Cyprus time), where he was welcomed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was absent from the welcome ceremony but reappeared immediately after President Christodoulides had left.
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After shaking hands, António Guterres and Nicos Christodoulides posed for photos at the entrance to the Antalya Expo Center and had a brief conversation lasting about one minute.
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Heads of state and government continue to arrive, and a group photo will be taken later, before the official opening ceremony and the opening remarks by the Secretary-General of the international organization and the Turkish President, as host of the Summit.
Earlier, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman, arrived at the Summit and was welcomed by the Turkish President before the UN Secretary-General arrived at the reception area.
President Christodoulides is expected to address the participants later today.
