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30-04-2018 08:08
The President of the Republic leaves for Alexandria, Egypt
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, leaves today, Monday, 30 April 2018 for Alexandria, Egypt, where on the same day he will launch the “Nostos The Return” initiative together with the President of Egypt, Mr Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and the President of Greece, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos.The “Nostos The Return” initiative is part of the diaspora program signed among Egypt, Cyprus and Greece, and it underlines the very close relations among the three countries.On May 1st, Preside...
28-04-2018 09:17
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, pays a working visit to Saudi Arabia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, departs on April 28, 2018, for a working visit to Riyadh, following an invitation by his Saudi counterpart, Mr Adel Al Jubeir.Discussions between the two Ministers are expected to cover bilateral relations between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia, the Cyprus Question, EU-Saudi Arabia relations and regional matters of mutual interest.Minister Christodoulides will return to Cyprus on April 29, at night.____________/SCH
26-04-2018 18:22
Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus on 26 April 2018
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, announces that today, 26th of April 2018 at 18:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10), were between the maximum value of 166 μg/m3 and minimum value of 45 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter). Consequently it is expected that the average 24hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit value of 50 μg/m3 as defined by the r...
26-04-2018 13:24
The Foreign Minister leaves for Moscow
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Nikos Christodoulides is traveling to Moscow tonight on a working visit, following an invitation by his Russian counterpart Mr. Sergey Lavrov. During their meeting the two Ministers will discuss, among other things, bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem, EU-Russia relations and regional issues. The Minister will return to Cyprus late on Friday evening. ------------------------RM/II
26-04-2018 10:32
Accreditation of the new High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to Solomon Islands
The new High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to Solomon Islands, Mrs Martha A. Mavrommatis, has presented her Letters of Credence to HE Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, GCMG, CSI, OBE Governor-General of Solomon Islands.During the accreditation ceremony, High Commissioner Mavrommatis conveyed President Nicos Anastasiades greetings and wishes for progress and well-being to H.E the Governor-General, the Government and the people of Solomon Islands.The High Commissioner referred to the bilater...
26-04-2018 09:17
Statement by the Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou at the UN High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, in New York
The Republic of Cyprus was represented on April 25, 2018, by the Permanent Representative Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou at the High-Level Meeting on “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace” which took place at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, on 24-25 of April 2018.In his intervention, Mr. Korneliou reiterated that the ‘sustaining peace’ agenda is part of a wider response to the urgent need to strengthen the coherence of the UN system aiming at addressing the root causes of conflic...
25-04-2018 17:48
Τhe Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participates on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus to the second Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael participates on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus, at the second Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”, which takes place today in Brussels. The EU and the UN co-chair the Conference with the goal of mobilizing humanitarian assistance within Syria, but also in host communities in neighbouring countries, such as Jordan and Lebanon. It also aims to garner political support...
23-04-2018 18:17
Participation of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the 2nd Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region Conference
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Minas A Hadjimichael, will travel to Brussels on Tuesday, April 24, to represent the Republic of Cyprus in the 2nd "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region" Conference, which takes place on 24-25 April 2018.The Conference is jointly organized by the United Nations and the European Union, with a view to securing additional grants and loans to tackle the humanitarian consequences of the Syrian crisis, through, inter...
23-04-2018 17:12
The Lefkara Laces exhibition presented in New York
On Thursday, April 19, 2018, the Japanese Club Nippon, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Cyprus in New York, successfully organized the exhibition “Lefkaritika Laces: From Cyprus, a beautiful island county in the Mediterranean.” The Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York, Ambassador Vassilios Philippou, inaugurated the exhibition, that exposed more than 50 Lefkara laces.In his opening remarks, the Consul General of Japan, Ambassador Reiichiro Takahashi, expressed hi...
23-04-2018 12:42
Foreign Trade Statistics for January 2018
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra-Extra EU Trade Statistics by commodity and country” for January 2018. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified by the 6th digit commodity code and by partner country.The main developments in Cyprus foreign trade were:(a) Total imports in January 2018 amounted to €616,4 mn as compared to €633,6 mn i...
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