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Contacts of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Luxembourg, 15.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, was on a working visit to Luxembourg today, at the invitation of her counterpart Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Mr Jean Asselborn. During her visit, the Foreign Minister had a tête-à-tête meeting with the Luxembourger Foreign Minister on bilateral relations and discussed ways for further strengthening and expanding these ties. Dr Kozakou-Markcoullis briefed her counterpart on the latest developments on the Cyprus issue, as well as on issues regarding the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish threats against Cyprus’ sovereign rights to conduct exploratory research for hydrocarbon reserves. More..

The Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the EU Foreign Affairs Development Council, in Brussels, 15.05.12
The EU Foreign Affairs Council and the EU Foreign Affairs Development Council convened yesterday in Brussels. The Republic of Cyprus was represented in both Sessions by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis. On the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council was the situation in Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process as well as the developments in the Southern Neighbourhood, particularly in Libya, Syria and Algeria. Moreover, the Council discussed relations with Mexico, in view of the EU-Mexico Summit, relations with the Ukraine in view of the Cooperation Council meeting with the country, and reviewed the relations between the EU and Russia, in the light of the EU-Russia summit on 3 and 4 June 2012. More..

Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Luxembourg, 14.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, will pay a working visit to Luxembourg tomorrow, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Mr Jean Asselborn. After a tête-à-tête meeting between Dr Kozakou-Marcoullis and her Luxembourger counterpart, extended talks will be held, during which the already excellent bilateral relations between Cyprus and Luxembourg will be reaffirmed, and ways for the further strengthening of these relations will be discussed. More..

Minister of Foreign Affairs to attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, 11.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, departs on Sunday, May 13, for Brussels to participate in the meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and the Council of Foreign Affairs/Development of the European Union, scheduled for Monday, May 14. On the FAC agenda will be developments in Afghanistan, in the peace process in the Middle East and in the Southern Neighbourhood, with special focus on Libya, Syria and Algeria, as well as in Mexico, in view of the EU-Mexico Summit. Relevant Conclusions are expected to be adopted on Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process and Syria. More..

The Minister of Foreign Affairs concluded her visit to Finland, 10.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, visited Helsinki between 10-11 May 2012, following an invitation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Mr Erkki Tuomioja. During the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus to Finland, Dr Marcoullis held extensive talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland on ways to enhance cooperation and further improve the very good level of relations that exists between the two countries. The two Ministers exchanged views on issues on the current European agenda and particularly on the recent developments in the Southern Neighbourhood. More..

Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, on “New Challenges and Prospects in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Cyprus Perspective”, at the Paasikivi Society think tank, Helsinki, 10.05.12
It is a great pleasure for me to be with you today at the prestigious Paasikivi Society in Helsinki, in a country and a city very close to my heart, since I have spent some of the most beautiful years of my life in Finland as a postgraduate student, in the 1970’s. I would like to thank the Director of the Society for inviting me and giving me the opportunity to share with you Cyprus’ perspective in relation to its immediate neighbourhood, the Eastern Mediterranean. By looking at maps of Europe, Asia and Africa, one can clearly observe that Cyprus lies on historical crossroads, in an area of the world where civilizations from east and west have met and major historic events have taken place over the centuries. More..

Europe Day
Press Release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 09.05.12
When Robert Schuman presented his proposal for the creation of a United Europe with the aim of long-lasting peace on 9th May 1950, the people of Europe were struggling to overcome the economic and social misery but also the complete devastation brought about by the Second World War. The perception that the convergence of economic interests in Europe would help to consolidate peace by contributing to development and higher standards of living was the beginning of a United Europe. More..

Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Finland, 09.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, will pay a working visit to Helsinki on May 10, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr Erkki Tuomioja. During her visit, the Foreign Minister will meet with her Finnish counterpart and will then attend a working lunch hosted in her honour by Mr Tuomioja. Afterwards, the two Ministers will hold a Press conference. More..

The Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, 08.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, met today at the Foreign Ministry with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr Karel Schwarzenberg. Mr Schwarzenberg and his accompanying delegation are on a working visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister. Following a tête-à-tête meeting between the two Foreign Ministers and extended talks by the two delegations, Dr Kozakou-Marcoullis and Mr Schwarzenberg held a Press conference. Speaking to the press, Dr Kozakou-Marcoullis stated the following: “A warm welcome to my good friend, the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic. With the Czech Republic we have longstanding and very strong bonds of friendship and cooperation on a number of issues and in many fields. As members of the European Union, joining together on 1st May 2004, we embarked on this very important membership in the EU, in the family of the EU, and the Czech Republic already had a very successful Presidency and Cyprus is now preparing for its own Presidency of the Council of the EU, in less than two months. More..

Statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 08.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis made statements yesterday to the press concerning current issues. Invited, inter alia, to comment on the results of the Presidential Elections in France, which were concluded on Sunday with the victory of François Hollande, the Minister said: “There is a reversal of the political situation in France. We, as Cyprus, Cypriot Government and Cypriot state, wish that our friend country of France, with which we have a very close strategic, I would say, long-term bond, will continue with the same intensity the friendship and relations we had developed in recent years. I can say that I have no doubt that this will actually happen, because the ties created through a large network of agreements and collaborations with France will continue with the new Government of Mr Hollande”. More..

Working visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic to Cyprus, 07.05.12
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr Karel Schwarzenberg, will pay a working visit to Lefkosia between May 7 and 8, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis. Cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons, bilateral issues, the Cyprus problem, Turkey’s threats against the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus to search for hydrocarbons within its Exclusive Economic Zone, a review of developments in the Southern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans, as well as the crisis in the Eurozone will be the focus of attention of the visit of the Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. More..

The Foreign Minister met with children from Libya, 06.05.12
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, met on Saturday, at the Larnaka House of Arts and Letters, with a group of Libyan children, accompanied by the Chargé d’ Affaires of Libya in Cyprus, Mr Salah Abourgigha. During the event the children had the opportunity to enjoy an entertainment programme performed by students from the Kition High School, and were presented gifts by Dr Kozakou-Marcoullis, on behalf of the Cyprus Government. The children from Libya were in Cyprus as guests of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a humanitarian gesture of good will toward the Libyan people. More..





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