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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 10:23
Joint statements by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and Greece following their meeting in Athens
A tête-à-tête meeting with the Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Nikos Kotzias, had yesterday, in Athens, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, who is in Greece at the invitation of his Greek counterpart. Following their one-on-one meeting and the expanded talks between the two delegations, the two Ministers of Foreign Affairs made statements to the Media representatives. A working luncheon followed. Today, the Minister Christodoulides 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...
06-03-2018 09:05
Dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that today, March 6th, 2018, at 07:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10) was between the maximum value of 524 μg/m3 and minimum value of 88 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 rela...
05-03-2018 10:01
Cyprus wins the “Habano World Challenge” at the 20th Habano Festival, held in Habana
Friday 2nd of March 2018 marked the conclusion of the 20th Habano Festival, which was organized in Havana, Cuba; an annual festival aiming to bring together cigar fans from all over the world. In the framework of the festival, national teams from different countries participated in the “Habanos World Challenge” for competing knowledge on cigars and their promotion to the wider public. At the final stage of the competition the teams of Cuba and Cyprus competed for the first prize; Cyprus ach...
05-03-2018 08:07
Dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that today, 5th of March 2018, at 07:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10) were between the maximum value of 244 μg/m3 and minimum value of 43 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...
02-03-2018 15:11
A different exploration of the Archaeological Site of Kato Pafos
With nature coming into bloom and spring migration underway, we change scenery for the last workshop within the framework of our creative mapping competition ‘Wild for nature’ by BirdLife Cyprus. Within the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, BirdLife Cyprus in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities is holding a creative mapping workshop on Sunday 11 March 2018 at 9:30 am at the Archaeological Site of Kato Pafos, proving how interconnected our cultural and natu...
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...
02-03-2018 10:50
Extension of the Submission Date for the V.A.T. Return and the INTRASTAT Declaration
The Tax Department announces that the due date of:the submission of the VAT Return and payment of the tax due, for the period ending 31 January 2018, andthe submission of the INTRASTAT Declaration for February 2018,are extended until Monday 12/3/2018.The extension was deemed necessary, since the 10th of March 2018 (initial due date of submission) is not a working day.Any overdue returns, payments or declarations for the above periods submitted after the extended date of 12/3/2018 will ...
01-03-2018 18:06
References to the Cyprus issue during the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council
In his intervention at the general debate of the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus in Geneva, Ambassador George Kasoulides, referred to the presentation of the annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the violation of human rights in Cyprus, as a direct consequence of the Turkish military invasion and occupation. He expressed his hope that with the solution of the Cyprus Problem, the submission of th...
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