US acting secretary of homeland security Chad Wolf will lay the foundation stone in Larnaca on Monday of the Cyprus Center for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (Cyclops), a co-operation between Cyprus and the US.

He will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides.

On Tuesday morning, Wolf, on a two-day working visit to the island, will meet Christodoulides and other officials at the foreign ministry.

Bilateral co-operation in a number of areas is expected to be discussed as is progress on Cyprus’ inclusion in the US visa waiver programme as well as security issues.

The two officials will sign a statement of intent between the two countries to co-operate on issues of border security.