Ο Μόνιμος Αντιπρόσωπος της Κύπρου στα Ηνωμένα Έθνη, Πρέσβης Νικόλας Αιμιλίου και ο Μόνιμος Αντιπρόσωπος του Fiji Πρέσβης Peter Thompson υπέγραψαν σήμερα Παρασκευή (15.3.13) στα γραφεία της Μόνιμης Αντιπροσωπείας του Fiji, διμερή συμφωνία σύναψης διπλωματικών σχέσεων [Read more…]
Joint Statement by the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Singapore and the United Arab Emirates on the First Meeting of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 14 March 2013
March 14, 2013
Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations
Mr. Co-Chairs,
1. On behalf of Cyprus, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, we would like to welcome the convening of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is the first step towards implementing a key decision of our leaders at the Rio+20 Conference last year. [Read more…]
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus, at the 53rd Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly
December 12, 2012
67th Session of the UN General Assembly, under Item 10 – Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, New York, 12 December 2012
Thank you Mr Chairman
The issue of the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin constitutes an area in which international relations are put to a test — a noble test, I would say — to ensure that cooperation among state and non-state actors can positively affect the lofty goal of protecting the cultural heritage of humankind. [Read more…]
Εορταστικά Εγκαίνια Οργανισμού “Κερύνεια Όπερα” – Νέα Υόρκη, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2012
December 2, 2012
Ο Μη-Κερδοσκοπικός Οργανισμός «Κερύνεια Όπερα» διοργανώνει στις 2 Δεκεμβρίου τα εορταστικά του εγκαίνια, στην αίθουσα συναυλιών TonyBennet του Σχολείου Καλών Τεχνών FrankSinatra στη Νέα Υόρκη με μια εκδήλωση που θα περιλαμβάνει μεγάλη επιλογή [Read more…]
Explanation of Vote after Adoption by the Permanent Representative of Cyprus, Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou – Agenda Item 121 (j): Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization
November 19, 2012
Mr. President,
Thank you for giving me the floor. In relation to the resolution A/67/L.13 entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization” just adopted, my delegation wishes to state for the record that Cyprus disassociates itself from the consensus on that resolution [Read more…]
Statement by the Republic of Cyprus, exercising its Right of Reply, at the Third Committee of the 67th Session of the General Assembly, under Agenga Item 69(b) – Human Rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. New York, 8 November 2012
November 8, 2012
Delivered by Mr. Stelios Makriyiannis, First Secretary – Third Committee Delegate
Thank you Madame Chair
I take the floor to exercise my country’s Right of Reply to the statement delivered by the distinguished representative of Turkey. [Read more…]
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus, to the Third Committee of the 67th Session of the General Assembly, under Agenda Item 68(b) – Human Rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, November 8, 2012
November 8, 2012
Thank you Mr Chairman
My delegation fully subscribes to the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the European Union. My own remarks will be confined to specific, national concerns with respect to the grave human rights violations in the occupied part of Cyprus. [Read more…]
Έκθεση Κυπριακών Αρχαιοτήτων στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες: “Πόλη Χρυσού: Τύμβοι και Ναοί στην Αρχαία Κύπρο”
October 20, 2012
Το Μουσείο Τέχνης του Πανεπιστημίου Princeton στη Νέα Υερσέη εγκαινίασε σήμερα, 20 Οκτωβρίου, την έκθεση «City of Gold: Tomb and Temple in Ancient Cyprus», η οποία εξετάζει τη μοναδική τέχνη και αρχαιολογία της πρώιμης Κύπρου μέσα από ευρήματα από τις ανασκαφές στην Πόλη Χρυσοχούς. [Read more…]
Cyprus Ambassador replies to Turkish Foreign Minister remarks on Cyprus in UNGA
October 3, 2012
Statement of the delegation of the Republic of Cyprus in exercise of the right of reply to the remarks made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey on 28 September 2012 in the general debate of the UN General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session
Mr Davutoğlu called the Cyprus problem a ‘frozen conflict’. Let his country ‘unfreeze’ it by removing its 43000 troops from the island. He spoke of “inhumane and unlawful embargo” on the Turkish Cypriots. His own Government should end its occupation of the northern part of Cyprus opening the way for it to once again participate with the rest of the country in all activities of the international community. [Read more…]
Contacts of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in New York, 28 September 2012
September 28, 2012
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, attended Friday, 28 September, in the margins of the UN General Assembly, in New York, a Ministerial Breakfast on “Mediation in the Mediterranean Region”, a joint initiative by Spain and Morocco. [Read more…]