NICOSIA - General Secretary of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexis Ioannou Zepos will be in Cyprus on Tuesday for political consultations and the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation concerning assistance from Greece in terms of expertise towards Cyprus' EU Presidency.

The political discussions will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nicosia between Zepos and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Ambassador Nicholaos Emiliou, and delegations from both countries.

Discussions will cover the Cyprus problem, Turkey's EU accession course, Cyprus' exclusive economic zone, the Cypriot EU Presidency in the second half of this year, and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Zepos will also meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Markoullis.