Macron arrives in Cyprus to show support after drone strike

Record ID: 2363865

  • Title: Macron arrives in Cyprus to show support after drone strike
  • Date: 9th March 2026
  • Summary: PAPHOS, CYPRUS (MARCH 9, 2026) (REUTERS) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, WALKING DOWN STEPS OF PRESIDENTIAL PLANE, AND BEING WELCOMED BY CYPRUS PRESIDENT NIKOS CHRISTODOULIDES MACRON WALKING TO CAR, AND WAVING BEFORE BOARDING IT MACRON, CHRISTODOULIDES AND GREEK PRIME MINISTER KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS SPEAKING IN LOBBY VARIOUS OF MACRON SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS MACRON SE
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  • Keywords: Christodoulides Cyprus EU European Union Macron drone strike
  • Location: PAPHOS, CYPRUS
  • City: PAPHOS, CYPRUS
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001228909032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Cyprus on Monday (March 9) to show support for the European Union member that was targeted by a drone strike last week.
    Macron was set to meet Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 
    He was set to board the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier at sea later in the day. 
    (Production: Lucien Libert, Lewis Macdonald, Michaela Cabrera)
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