‘Syria solution benefits all countries in the region’
THE recent initiatives by the United States and Russia to halt the Turkish invasion of Syria presented a crisis with international dimensions, as a plethora...
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Akinci’s call for Unficyp review: a legal answer
In a letter sent to members of the UN Security Council, the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has called for the reassessment of the mandate...
Security Council guarantees and the Russian stand
On April 21, 2004, it was a Russian veto in the UN Security Council which prevented the adoption of the Anglo-American draft resolution on Cyprus,...
Forging closer ties with Germany: Interview with the German ambassador to Cyprus Nikolai von Schoepff
By Andrestinos Papadopoulos As one of your objectives is to increase economic co-operation between the two countries do you have any specific plans on achieving...
Iran after the elections
THE recent elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran could be considered a turning point in the history of the country. The elections unhesitatingly approved...
Russia-Iran, two dynamic players on the Syrian scene
By Andrestinos N Papadopoulos FOLLOWING the request of the Syrian leadership, Russia’s President Putin decided to use his air force against “terrorist organisations” in Syria,...
Improved climate, but US-Cuban relations still have a long way to go
Cuba’s ambassador to Cyprus Aramis Fuente speaks to former Cyprus ambassador Andrestinos Papadopoulos on his hopes for improved relations with the United States ...
Iran says Cyprus can play valuable role in the region
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ibrahim Rahimpour is due in Cyprus today for contacts with Cypriot officials. Here he answers questions...
Nuclear deal a win-win for all
Iran’s ambassador to Cyprus, Reza Zabib, speaks to Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos The nuclear programme of Iran is a controversial issue. It is of interest to...
Challenges of Iran’s nuclear deal
By Andrestinous Papadopoulos The framework nuclear agreement concluded on April 2 in Lausanne between the six world powers (USA, Russia, China, UK France and Germany)...
Rosy road ahead for Qatar and Cyprus
HE Hussain Ahmad Al-Homaid, Qatari ambassador to Cyprus, speaks to former Cyprus ambassador Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos The relations between Qatar and Cyprus have developed...
Despite challenges, president’s Moscow visit was a success
By Andrestinos Papadopoulos TAKING INTO account the comments and reactions generated by President Nicos Anastasiades’ visit to Moscow – the first by an EU leader...
Cyprus and NATO – an old story
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos I TOOK the cue to write the present article from information contained in the British foreign office documents which were made...
The regional benefits of the ‘Cairo Declaration’
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos COMMON interests and the recognition of the need to address the regional challenges to achieve stability, security and peace in the...
A reassessment of Russia’s statements on Turkey
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos The statements by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov and the ministry’s spokesman Alexander Lukashevich concerning Turkey’s intention to carry out...
Austria and Cyprus: a valued friendship
Former ambassador of Cyprus Andrestinos Papadopoulos interviews Austrian Ambassador Karl Muller How does Austria view recent developments in the Cyprus problem and energy in terms...
The importance of President Anastasiades’ visit to Egypt
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos WE HAVE to go back to the 13th century BC to find the first evidence of brotherly relations between Cyprus...
Vietnam vs. China in the South China Sea
By Dr. Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos, Ambassador a.h. THE LATIN maxim “audeatur et altera pars”, meaning that in a dispute you should also listen to the...
Biden’s visit was of immense significance
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos FIFTEEN MONTHS of hard work by the foreign ministry, on the instructions of President Nicos Anastasiades, within the framework of his...
Russia’s changing relations with the West
Former Cyprus ambassador Andrestinos Papadopoulos speaks to Russian ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy about the implications for Cyprus of recent events in Crimea How does the deterioration...