The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the bomb attack which took place in Beirut on the 27th of December, and led [Read more…]
Announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the bomb attack of the 27th of December in Beirut, 30 December 2013
December 30, 2013
Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus for the terrorist attacks at Volgograd, 30 December 2013
December 30, 2013
In these moments of national grief for the Russian Federation, I express my deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of all the victims of the terrorist attacks that took place in the city of Volgograd, while conveying the strong solidarity of the Government and people of Cyprus [Read more…]
Βιβλίο Συλλυπητηρίων για το θάνατο του Γλαύκου Κληρίδη, 21 Νοεμβρίου 2013
November 21, 2013
Βιβλίο συλλυπητηρίων για το θάνατο του πρώην Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας κ. Γλαύκου Κληρίδη άνοιξαν η Μόνιμη Αντιπροσωπεία της Κύπρου στα Ηνωμένα Έθνη και το Γενικό Προξενείο, τη Δευτέρα, 18 Νοεμβρίου. [Read more…]
Condolences by the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, on the passing away of former Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides, 16 November 2013
November 16, 2013
The Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General, in a written statement yesterday, states the following: “The Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the passing of the former President of the Republic of Cyprus Glafcos Clerides today in Nicosia. [Read more…]
Statement by Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou at the General Assembly’s annual debate under Item 123
November 8, 2013
Item 123 – “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”
November 8, 2013
Mr. President
Cyprus welcomes this timely debate of the General Assembly on the important matter of the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of, the Security Council and related matters. [Read more…]
Statement by the Republic of Cyprus, exercising its Right of Reply, at the Third Committee of the 68th Session of the General Assembly
November 1, 2013
Item 69(b) – Human Rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
New York, 1 November 2013
Delivered by Mr Stelios Makriyiannis, First Secretary – Third Committee Delegate
Thank you Mr Chairman
I take the floor to exercise my country’s Right of Reply to the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Turkey. [Read more…]
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, on the occasion of UN Day, 31 October 2013
October 31, 2013
The United Nations was established as a result of the collective consciousness that emerged immediately after the devastation, the horrors and the chaos of the Second World War. [Read more…]
Statement by Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou on Human Rights Violations, 31 October 2013
October 31, 2013
United Nations General Assembly
68th Session
Third Committee
Item 69(b): Protection and Promotion of Human Rights – Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms
Thank you Mr Chairman
My delegation fully subscribes to the statement delivered by the European Union. I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity, with respect to the grave human rights violations in the occupied part of Cyprus. [Read more…]
Η Κύπρος υπέγραψε το Πρωτόκολλο για την Εξάλειψη Λαθρεμπορίου Προϊόντων Καπνού, 23 Οκτωβρίου 2013
October 23, 2013
Η Κύπρος την Τετάρτη, 23 Οκτωβρίου 2013 έγινε η 36η χώρα που υπέγραψε το Πρωτόκολλο για την Εξάλειψη Λαθρεμπορίου Προϊόντων Καπνού. Ο Πρέσβης κ. Νικόλαος Αιμιλίου, Μόνιμος Αντιπρόσωπος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας στα Ηνωμένα Έθνη, υπέγραψε το πρωτόκολλο εκ μέρους της Κυπριακής Κυβέρνησης, σε ειδική τελετή στην έδρα των Ηνωμένων Εθνών στη Νέα Υόρκη. [Read more…]
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the award of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to OPCW, 14 October 2013
October 14, 2013
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus I wish to warmly congratulate the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for receiving the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. [Read more…]