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New Ambassador of Cyprus to Teheran, 18.05.12
The new Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Teheran, Mr Andreas Ignatiou, presented his credentials yesterday to the President of Iran, Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. At the meeting that followed the ceremony, Ambassador Ignatiou conveyed the greetings of the President of the Republic and reassured that he will work vigorously with the aim to enhance the two countries bilateral relations. He also thanked the President of Iran for his Government’s support to the efforts made by President Christofias to find a just and viable solution to the Cyprus issue. The President of Iran congratulated the Cypriot Ambassador, reassured that the Government of Iran will cooperate for the strengthening of the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries and expressed his support and the support of his Government and his people for the efforts made for the solution of the Cyprus issue, within the UN framework. He added that he supports the peaceful solution of all international disputes, to achieve world peace, security and prosperity.

Informal Meeting of EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General, Limassol, 18-19 May 2012, 18.05.12
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus hosts today and tomorrow at Le Meridien Hotel in Limassol, the Informal Meeting of EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General. The main issue of discussion of the meeting will be the cooperation between EU Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS). The EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General will exchange views on strengthening the interaction and cooperation between the European Union and the EU Member States and discuss ways that could enhance and improve cooperation between the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union and the Member States, in the field of external relations and in projects of co-location and building policy in third countries. They will discuss the personnel policy of the EEAS as well. The EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General will also discuss the developments in the Middle East and North Africa and exchange views on the results of the Arab Spring and its future and challenges. The meeting will conclude tomorrow 19 May 2012 with a tour of the old city of Nicosia, where the EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General will meet with the Mayor of Nicosia Mr. Constantinos Giorkatzis. The tour will be followed by dinner at Limassol, that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis will attend.

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..






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