#Foreign Ministry

The EU Council on Thursday called on Ankara to stop all actions that could potentially upgrade the breakaway state in the north of the island, a development that was welcomed ...

Turkey was forced to fold over strong reactions it faced from members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) after Ankara attempted to gain membership or observer status for the ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides had a “strong and stern” phone conversation with Unficyp head Colin Stewart on Friday, over the works that were agreed with the north to be conducted ...

The foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a statement which said among other things: “For yet another time we are watching with astonishment and concern the effort of Turkey to distort ...

Cyprus expressed “deep sorrow” for the loss of life from the devastating fire in the Coptic church in Giza earlier in the day and sent its condolences Egypt. A post ...

The foreign ministry on Thursday voiced “disappointment and dissatisfaction” over a recent meeting between the president of Azerbaijan and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, and that Tatar was referred to ...

The foreign ministry used funds for the enlightenment of the Cyprus problem to finance a group formed to participate in a series of marathons for two years, an auditor-general’s ...

The foreign ministry on Saturday confirmed that a Cypriot was among the crew of a tanker seized by Iranian forces the previous day. Bur Tehran said later Saturday the crew ...

The foreign ministry on Saturday said that a young man of Cypriot origin who had been residing in the Philippines for the past 12 years has been successfully repatriated. Now 18 years ...

The Council of Ministers has appointed Alexandros N. Zenon, former Ambassador and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to the position of Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat for ...

The foreign ministry on Monday said that from Tuesday, the gradual reopening of Cyprus’ embassy in Kyiv would begin. However, the ministry’s travel directive issued on February 15, in which ...

Cyprus, long popular with Russians seeking to shield their money from instability at home, said on Wednesday it was taking steps to conform with European Union sanctions on individuals considered ...

There are currently 50 Cypriot citizens still in Ukraine as well as 10 Ukrainian nationals who have a permit for residence in Cyprus, foreign ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou said on Thursday. Demetriou ...

The US recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to develop resources in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the state department has said. A spokesperson was asked by Greek ...

Foreign Ministry diplomats will hold a full-day work strike on Wednesday over the appointment of a non-diplomat to the position of ambassador. A written statement by government union Pasydy said ...

The Public Service Commission (PSC) said Thursday that it will not be going back on its decision to appoint a non-diplomat as ambassador, which stirred reactions within the diplomatic corps ...

A 38-year-old man recently appointed as ambassador by the public service commission (PSC) despite not being a member of the diplomatic corps, has refuted claims of receiving favourable treatment following ...

Cyprus is reported to be among several countries that will not participate in September’s event marking 20 years since the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, according to sources cited ...

The Audit Office has flagged a series of dodgy financial practices at the foreign ministry, among others homing in on one particular employee who showed up for work for about ...