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State Visit to Cyprus

The Governor-General was formally welcomed to the Republic of Cyprus with a ceremony at the Presidential Palace.

Ms Bryce inspected a Guard of Honour with the President, His Excellency Mr Demetris Christofias, and laid a wreath before the statue of the late President, Archbishop Makarios III. The Governor-General and the President later engaged in a bilateral meeting and delivered statements to the media before attending a State Lunch hosted by the President at the Presidential Palace.

Ms Bryce previously met the President during his visit to Australia in May 2011.

Later, the Governor-General encouraged continued progress toward gender equality in Cyprus during a meeting at the University of Nicosia. Ms Bryce engaged with representatives of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women members of the Cyprus Academic Dialogue, and the non-government organisation Hands Across the Divide.