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06-03-2018 10:23
The President of the Republic receives the credentials of the new Ambassador of Indonesia
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today during a formal ceremony at the Presidential Palace the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr R.A. Esti Andayani, to the Republic of Cyprus.Presenting her credentials, Ambassador Andayani said: “First of all allow me to take this opportunity to convey the warm regards of President Joko Widodo to Your Excellency. Allow me also to take this opportunity, on behalf of the President Joko W...
06-03-2018 09:42
The President of the Republic receives the credentials of the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Cyprus
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received on Tuesday, 6 March, 2018, during a formal ceremony at the Presidential Palace, the credentials of the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Cyprus, Mr Fadey Charchoghlyan.Presenting his credentials, Ambassador Charchoghlyan said:“Excellency,It is great honour for me to present to you the Letter of Credence by which President Serzh Sargsyan has appointed me as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of C...
02-03-2018 14:23
Draft transcript of the statements by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations after his meeting with President Anastasiades
The purpose of my visit was to visit UNFICYP. Therefore, yesterday I had a visit with UNFICYP’s team to buffer zone and today I had a meeting with President Anastasiades. I congratulated him for his re-election and for his inauguration. I also congratulated the new Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was present at the meeting and the discussion was exclusively about UNFICYP. I thanked the President for the support by the authorities of Republic of Cyprus to UNFICYP. We talked about t...
28-02-2018 13:16
Speech by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, during his investiture ceremony at a special session of the House of Representatives
Today’s ceremony constitutes the highest honour for the President, since through the official affirmation provided for by the constitution helegally undertakes the governance of the country.I cannot conceal that, aside the anticipated emotion, what is greater is the sense of responsibility to the entire Cypriot people, whether it participated in the strong mandate given to me or, as was its democratically absolute right, made other choices.I would like to assure you that my respect is equal...
23-02-2018 11:11
Statement by the European Council President, Donald Tusk, on the Republic of Cyprus’s EEZ
Following the conclusion of the informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government held on 23 February 2018, in Brussels, the President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, and the President of the European Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, held a joint press conference.During the press conference, President Tusk made the following statement on the Republic of Cyprus’s EEZ:"T"his evening President Anastasiades and Prime Minister Tsipras informed us about the latest developments r...
21-02-2018 15:17
The President of the Republic leaves for Brussels to participate in the Informal Meeting of the 27 EU heads of state or government
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, leaves tomorrow for Brussels, in order to participate in the Informal Meeting of the 27 EU heads of state or government that will take place on 23 February 2018.During the deliberations of the Informal Meeting, which will take the form of a working lunch, the President of the Republic will brief the leaders of the EU member states on the Turkish provocations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus.President Anastasiades ...
21-02-2018 13:52
The President of the Republic received the Ambassador of the United States
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today, at the Presidential Palace, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Cyprus, Mrs Kathleen A. Doherty.After the meeting, Mrs Doherty told reporters: “I wanted to congratulate the President for his re-election and also to convey the White House’s congratulations to the President.President Trump sent a letter of congratulations recently and we are very happy to see the results.We had a very good discussion about al...
21-02-2018 13:09
The President of the Republic presided over the Council of Leaders
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presided over a meeting of the Council of Leaders (leaders of the parliamentary political parties) today at the Presidential Palace.Following the meeting, the Government Spokesman, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, told reporters that “the members of the Council of Leaders were briefed by the President of the Republic about the illegal activities of Turkey within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as about the ac...
21-02-2018 10:36
Written statement by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, on the exploration and exploitation of natural resources of the Republic of Cyprus
In light of recent statements and rhetoric by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots, I wish to note the following: In relation to the issue of exploration and exploitation of natural resources of the Republic of Cyprus, the convergence reached during the negotiations between President Christofias and Mr Talat, which provides that decisions with regard to the maritime areas (territorial sea, contiguous zone, continental shelf, and exclusive economic zone) as defined by the United Nations Conventio...
16-02-2018 10:38
The President of the Republic receives a congratulatory message from the UNSG
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received a congratulatory message from the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres, on the occasion of his re-election as President of the Republic of Cyprus. In his message the UN Secretary-General stated the following:“I would like to convey my congratulations and best wishes upon your re-election as President of the Republic of Cyprus. I wish you every success in carrying out your mandate and trust that we will continue to...
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