President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias held a meeting Wednesday in Copenhagen with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

The meeting took place in the framework of an official event to mark the commencement of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

According to an official press release, during the meeting Christofias and Thorning Schmidt reaffirmed their common goals for a better Europe during the assumption of their EU presidencies.

Both countries would strive for a better Europe which, by addressing the economic crisis and launching actions of social cohesion,
could return to growth and be more concentrated on EU citizens, the press release says.