Cyprus at the UN — Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations

CYPRUS-Statement during the General Assembly’s debate under Item I23 entitled ‘Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters’

May 8, 2014

Delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Menelaos Menelaou

8 May 2014

Mr. Chairman,

Let me begin by commending your stewardship of our deliberations, expressing our support to your effort and wishing you success as the process is entering into a critical phase. Cyprus welcomes today’s sixth session of the 10^th round of intergovernmental negotiations under agenda item 123 on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of, the Security Council and related matters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, Cyprus at the UN, Policy Statements

Right of Reply by Cyprus to Turkey during discussion on budget of UNFICYP at General Assembly

May 7, 2014

May 7, 2014

Statement delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Menelaos Menelaou

Mr. Chariman,

Thank you for giving me the floor. I will speak on agenda item 151 namely the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). [Read more…]

Filed Under: 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, Cyprus at the UN, Policy Statements

Statement by Chair of UN Host Country Committee, Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou of Cyprus

April 22, 2014

UN Headquarters

April 22, 2014

Good afternoon everyone and thank you for coming here. As you know we had the 266^th meeting of the Committee on the Relations with the Host Country. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cyprus at the UN, Intercommunal Talks, News

Exclusive interview of President Anastasiades on GBTIMES – Greece

April 11, 2014

Interview topic: Interview with the President of Cyprus

Interviewee name and occupation: Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cyprus at the UN, Intercommunal Talks, News

Συνέντευξη Τύπου Προεδρικής Επιτρόπου για θέματα Αποδήμων και Θρησκευτικών Ομάδων στη Νέα Υόρκη, 7 Απριλίου 2014

April 7, 2014

Συνέντευξη Τύπου κας Καίτης Κληρίδη

Νέα Υόρκη, 7 Απριλίου 2014

Η Προεδρική Επίτροπος για Θέματα Αποδήμων και Θρησκευτικών Ομάδων κα Καίτη Κληρίδη παραχώρησε τη Δευτέρα, 7 Απριλίου το πρωί στο Κυπριακό Σπίτι, συνέντευξη τύπου όπου ενημέρωσε τους δημοσιογράφους για τις επαφές που είχε κατά τη διάρκεια της επίσκεψης της στη Νέα Υόρκη. Μεταξύ άλλων [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014, Cyprus at the UN, Press Releases, Ελληνικά

Επαφές της Προεδρικής Επιτρόπου για θέματα Αποδήμων και Θρησκευτικών Ομάδων στη Νέα Υόρκη, 2 Απριλίου, 2014

April 2, 2014

Μέσα στα πλαίσια της επίσκεψης της στη Νέα Υόρκη η Προεδρική Επιτρόπος για θέματα Αποδήμων και Θρησκευτικων Ομάδων κα Καίτη Κληρίδη [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014, Cyprus at the UN, Press Releases, Ελληνικά

Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Menelaos Menelaou at the 68th Session of the GA, March 27,2014

March 27, 2014

Preventing of armed conflict: Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution: draft resolution (A/68/L.39) [item 33(b)]

Mr. President,

Cyprus aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, as well as the European Council Conclusions. We will vote in favor of the draft resolution before us. Developments in Ukraine are a source of major concern. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, Cyprus at the UN

World Water Day 2014

March 22, 2014

To the Permanent Representative

New York, 22 March 2014

Excellency,

World Water Day on March 22 is an important occasion to recall and celebrate the importance of water for our lives and for the planet we live on. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cyprus at the UN, Intercommunal Talks, News