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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus)
The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ), is a ministry in the Republic of Cyprus. The primary mission of the Ministry is to exercise the foreign policy of Cyprus and to advance its interests alongside protection of its citizens abroad. History On 7 September 1960, upon the founding of the Republic of Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou was designated as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry was established by law on November 25, 1961, and has been at the forefront of Cypriot foreign policy and more specifically active in increasing awareness of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Diplomatic missions Cyprus maintains diplomatic relations with multiple countries and currently has 42 Embassies/High Commissions, 6 Consulates General, 1 Representation Office and 4 Permanent Missions/Representations to various International Organisations. Ministers of foreign affairs See also * Foreign relations of Cyprus * List of ministers of foreign affairs of Cyprus References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Cyprus
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The main types of modern political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes, and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. Modern classification systems also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevalent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Lillikas
Giorgos Lillikas (; born 1 June 1960) is a Cypriot politician. Following the election of Tassos Papadopoulos as president in 2003, Lillikas became minister of commerce and industry. He was subsequently the foreign minister from 2006 to 2007. He was an independent candidate at the 2013 Cypriot presidential election. Studies He studied political science at the Institute of Political Science in Lyon, France, majoring in information and communications. He also holds a diploma in special studies on the Arab world from the Middle East Research Centre and the Institute of Political Science in Lyon. He continued his studies at the Institute of Political Science in Grenoble and was awarded a master's degree in political science. During his studies in France he was actively involved in the student movement. Between 1985 and 1987 he was member of the Historic Politology Research Team of the National Scientific Research Centre of France. From 1988 until 1990 he served as special advisor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Foreign Affairs Of Cyprus
This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of the Republic of Cyprus since the independence in 1960: {, border="1" class="wikitable" ! width="60px" , Image ! Minister ! Began ! Ended , - align=center , , align=left, Spyros Kyprianou , 16 August 1960 , 15 June 1972 , - align=center , , align=left, Ioannis Christophides , 16 June 1972 , 8 March 1978 , - align=center , , align=left, Nicos A. Rolandis , 3 March 1978 , 21 September 1983 , - align=center , , align=left, Georgios Iacovou , 22 September 1983 , 27 February 1993 , - align=center , , align=left, Alekos Michaelides , 28 February 1993 , 8 April 1997 , - align=center , , align=left, Ioannis Kasoulidis , 9 April 1997 , 28 February 2003 , - align=center , , align=left, Georgios Iacovou , 1 March 2003 , 12 June 2006 , - align=center , , align=left, Giorgos Lillikas , 13 June 2006 , 16 July 2007 , - align=center , , align=left, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis , 16 July 2007 , 2 March 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of Cyprus
Cyprus is a member of the United Nations along with most of its agencies as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Council of Europe. In addition, the country has signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Agreement (MIGA). Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and in the second half of 2012 it held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Historical non-alignment Cyprus has historically followed a Cyprus and the Non-Aligned Movement, non-aligned foreign policy, although it increasingly identifies with the West in its cultural affinities and trade patterns, and maintains close relations with the European Union, Greece, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The prime originator of Cypriot non-alignment was Archbishop of Cyprus Makarios III, the first Presidents of Cyprus, President (1960–1977) of the independent republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantinos Kombos
Constantinos Kombos (; born 17 October 1976) is a Cypriot jurist, academic and politician who has served as minister of foreign affairs since 1 March 2023. He was born in Limassol. Kombos has been described as the most "protected" member of the Cypriot government by writer Stavros Christodoulou. Kombos has come under suspicion by Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan suggesting that Cyprus has become a center of operations to support Israel, which Kombos has denied. In 2025, a visit by Kombos to Syria sparked concerns from Turkish media. At the start of the Iran–Israel war The Iran–Israel War is an ongoing armed conflict between Iran and Israel. Active hostilities broke out amid poor relations between Iran and Israel, 2025 United States–Iran negotiations , negotiations between Iran and the United States ov ..., Kombos handled requests to evacuate Cypriot and European citizens from the Middle East affected by the conflict. As the conflict unfolded, Kombos expressed C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Christodoulides
Nikos Christodoulides (; born 6 December 1973) is a Cypriot politician, diplomat, and academic who has served as the 8th President of Cyprus since 2023. He previously served as Government Spokesman from 2014 to 2018 and List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022, both under his predecessor Nicos Anastasiades. A former member of the Democratic Rally, he has been an Independent politician, independent since the party ejected him for entering 2023 Cypriot presidential election, the 2023 presidential race against their chosen candidate. Christodoulides started his career as a diplomat in 1999, also working as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Cyprus from 2007 to 2010. He then served in the second Anastasiades government until resigning in January 2022 in order to run in the presidential election, where he defeated Andreas Mavroyiannis in the run-off and assumed office on 28 February 2023. He is the first Cypriot leader t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Kasoulides
Ioannis Kasoulides (; born 10 August 1948 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot politician, party member of DISY and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. He has served in the same position from 1997 until 2003, and again from 2013 to 2018. He was member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2013. He has held a number of political posts in Cyprus, including member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus from 1991 until 1993, and government spokesman from 1993 until 1997. Education and career Kasoulides studied medicine at the University of Lyon, and founded and served as the chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France. He graduated in 1974 with MD. From 1975 until 1981, he was a hospital doctor and lecturer in London. He specialised in geriatrics in London, at the London Hospital, in 1981. From 1981 until 1993, he practised medicine in Nicosia.Ioannis Kasoulides served the Democratic Rally in various roles, including that of Chair of the party's Youth Org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markos Kyprianou
Markos Kyprianou ( ; born 22 January 1960) is a Cypriot politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation on 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously Cyprus's Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2004 and a European Commissioner from 2004 to 2008. He tendered his resignation as Commissioner on 29 February 2008 to become Foreign Minister in the government of President Dimitris Christofias; the resignation took effect on 3 March 2008, when his successor, Androulla Vassiliou, was confirmed as Commissioner. Biography Born in Limassol, Kyprianou is the younger son of Spyros Kyprianou, who was President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988, and former Cypriot First Lady Mimi Kyprianou. He studied law at the Law School of the University of Athens and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he specialised in international law and tax law and was awarded a master's degre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (; born 3 August 1949) is a Cypriot politician who served as the List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus from July 2007 to March 2008 and from 5 August 2011 - 27 February 2013, as well as Minister of Communications and Works (Cyprus) from March 2010 to August 2011. Early life Marcoullis was born in Limassol in 1949. She studied law and public law/political science at University of Athens, the University of Athens, graduating in 1972 and 1974, respectively. She obtained a PhD in sociology and political science from University of Helsinki, the University of Helsinki in 1979. Career From 1980 to 2007, she served as a diplomat in the Diplomatic Service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus. Specifically, she served as Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States (1998-2003) with parallel accreditation to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, Canada, Brazil, Jamaica, Guyana, the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Kasoulidis
Ioannis Kasoulides (; born 10 August 1948 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot politician, party member of DISY and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. He has served in the same position from 1997 until 2003, and again from 2013 to 2018. He was member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2013. He has held a number of political posts in Cyprus, including member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus from 1991 until 1993, and government spokesman from 1993 until 1997. Education and career Kasoulides studied medicine at the University of Lyon, and founded and served as the chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France. He graduated in 1974 with MD. From 1975 until 1981, he was a hospital doctor and lecturer in London. He specialised in geriatrics in London, at the London Hospital, in 1981. From 1981 until 1993, he practised medicine in Nicosia.Ioannis Kasoulides served the Democratic Rally in various roles, including that of Chair of the party's Youth Org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities. Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. It is the last divided capital in Europe; three years after Cyprus gained independence from British rule in 1960, the Bloody Christmas conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots triggered intercommunal violence, and Nicosia's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities segregated into its south and north respectively in 1964. A decade later, Turkey invaded Cyprus following Greece's successful attempt to take over the island. The leaders of the takeover would later step down, but the dividing line running through Nicosia (and the rest of the island, interrupted only briefly by British military bases) became a demilitarised zone that remains under the control of Cyprus while heavil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alekos Michaelides
Alekos Michaelides (13 August 1933 – 6 January 2008) was a Cypriot politician. He served as Foreign Minister, and as President of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. Biography Alekos Michaelides was born on August 13, 1933, in Milikouri in the district of the capital Nicosia. In 1977, he was elected President of the House of Representatives, a post he held until 1981. He later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 until 1997. In 1994, he established stronger diplomatic ties with Israel, opening an embassy there. He studied Economics at the Georgia Tech in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... Michaelides died on 6 January 2008 at the age of 74. References News External links * 1933 births 2008 deaths Presidents o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
