President Nikos Christodoulides is participating on Friday in the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, Albania.

According to a press release during the summit Christodoulides will participate in roundtable discussions and speak on the topic “Open Europe with Secure Borders.”

On the sidelines of the summit, the president will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, focusing on the upcoming Cyprus presidency of the EU council and Albania’s accession process.

Christodoulides is accompanied by Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna, Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President Doros Venezis, and other officials.

He will return to Cyprus on Friday night.