The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, had on Saturday brief conversations with heads of state and government, religious leaders, heads of international institutions, and officials from various countries and organizations, on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, Deputy Government Spokesperson, Yiannis Antoniou, said in a post on X. The President will travel on Sunday to Madrid and Lisbon, where he will hold talks ahead of Cyprus' EU Presidency in 2026, and then travel to Valencia for the European People's Party Congress.