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An official readout or documentation confirms they discussed priorities related to Cyprus’s January–June 2026 EU Council Presidency.
The U.S. Department of State readout of Secretary Marco Rubio’s January 11, 2026 call with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos explicitly states they "discussed shared priorities during the Republic of Cyprus’s January June 2026 Council of the European Union Presidency." The Council of the European Union’s official site confirms Cyprus holds the rotating presidency from 1 January to 30 June 2026, and the Republic of Cyprus’s presidency secretariat publishes the presidency programme and priorities for that period. Verdict: True — a primary U.S. government readout reports the discussion, and EU and Cypriot official sources confirm the January–June 2026 Cyprus Council presidency timing and priorities.