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03-09-2018 12:54
Remarks by the President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades after his meeting with the President of India Mr Ram Nath Kovind
It is both a great honour and pleasure to welcome You and Your delegation in Cyprus and for providing us with the opportunity to reciprocate the exceptional hospitality extended during my official visit to India last year.It is a well-known fact that India and Cyprus enjoy a long-standing deep-rooted friendship and ties based on shared values and mutually beneficial partnerships, both at the level of Government and of our two societies. This is a relationship which we greatly value and one ...
03-09-2018 11:55
The President of the Republic met with the President of India
The President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades welcomed today the President of India Mr Ram Nath Kovind, who is paying a state visit to Cyprus.President Anastasiades and his spouse welcomed the President of India and his spouse at the Presidential Palace, in the morning, while a military guard presented honors and the National Anthems of the two countries were performed.Afterwards President Kovind laid a wreath at the statue of Archbishop Makarios III.Later on the two Presidents held ...
03-09-2018 10:54
The Prasteio-Mesorotsos archaeological expedition, 2018
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of the 2018 University of Edinburgh archaeological investigations at the multi-period site of Prastio-Mesorotsos in the Pafos district. Excavations were conducted from 27 June to 8 August 2018 under the direction of Dr. Andrew McCarthy, Fellow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. The project involves the cooperation of an international team of ...
31-08-2018 09:07
Statement by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN at the Security Council Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security
The Republic of Cyprus was represented on Wednesday, 29th of August, 2018, by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Ms Polly Ioannou, at the Security Council Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Mediation and Settlements of Disputes. Following is the full text of the intervention of Ms Ioannou:“Thank you, Mr. President, and our thanks to the UK Presidency for organizing this debate. My delegation fully subscribes to the EU statement which has...
30-08-2018 14:19
Concert of Cypriot composer and soloist in Argentina
On 27th of August 2018 the Cypriot composer and soloist Notis Georgiou held a concert with the Argentinean National Congress Chamber Orchestra (Orquesta de Cámara del Congreso de la Nación) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, supported by the Embassy of Cyprus in Brazil and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The highly appraised Cypriot conductor presented music from Cyprus, Greece, Austria and Argentina. The renowned Argentine National Congress Chamber Orchestra was created in 1990 and operates un...
29-08-2018 12:30
Participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Informal Meeting (Gymnich) of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, will travel to Austria tomorrow, 30th of August 2018, to participate in the Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich), to be held in Vienna from 30 to 31 August 2018.During the meeting’s proceedings, the Foreign Ministers of the European Union will have the opportunity to exchange views on a range of issues related to the EU's external relations. More specifically, on the first day of work, the latest deve...
28-08-2018 20:59
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the Optimist World Championship IOANNIDEIA 2018
It would be an omission on my behalf if I did not welcome and wish every success to the numerous athletes who are taking part at the IOANNIDEIA 2018 – Optimist World Championship.An event established in 2013 by the Famagusta Nautical Club in order to commemorate the heroism and memory of Commodore Andreas Ioannides, Navy Commander during the tragic events at Mari.To this end, the establishment of IOANNIDEIA as a highly successful event for nautical sports, with increased reputation and part...
24-08-2018 13:46
2018 excavation season of the “Kourion urban space project” completed
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of the 2018 excavation season of the "Kourion Urban Space Project" (KUSP) under the direction of Dr Thomas W. Davis of the Tandy Institute for Archaeology at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth Texas, USA; Dr Davis was formerly the Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute in Nicosia from 2003-2011.Since 2013, the KUSP has been excavating th...
22-08-2018 13:10
Presentation of credentials of the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the International Anti-Corruption Academy
On 17 August 2018, Ambassador Ms Elena Rafti presented her credentials, as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), to the Dean and Executive Secretary of the Organization Mr Martin Kreutner.Ambassador Rafti thanked Mr Kreutner on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus for the good cooperation with the IACA and discussed possible ways for the Republic of Cyprus to further enhance its cooperation and support the work of the Orga...
22-08-2018 13:03
Presentation of credentials of the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the CTBTO
On 17 August 2018, Ambassador Ms Elena Rafti presented her credentials, as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), to the Executive Secretary of the Organization Dr Lassina Zerbo.Ambassador Rafti and the Executive Secretary agreed to continue and enhance the already good cooperation between the Republic of Cyprus and the Organization. In addition, Ambassador Rafti briefed Mr Zerbo on the latest developmen...
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