The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs (), is a ministry in the Republic of Cyprus. The primary mission of the Ministry is to exercise the foreign policy of Cyprus and to advance its interests alongside protection of its citizens abroad.
History On 7 September 1960, upon the founding of the Republic of Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou was designated as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry was established by law on November 25, 1961, and has been at the forefront of Cypriot foreign policy and more specifically active in increasing awareness of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Diplomatic missions Cyprus maintains diplomatic relations with multiple countries and currently has 42 Embassies/High Commissions, 6 Consulates General, 1 Representation Office and 4 Permanent Missions/Representations to various International Organisations.
Ministers of foreign affairs
Minister Began Ended Spyros Kyprianou 16 August 1960 15 June 1972Ioannis Christophides 16 June 1972 8 March 1978 Nicos A. Rolandis 3 March 1978 21 September 1983 Georgios Iacovou 22 September 1983 27 February 1993 Alekos Michaelides 28 February 1993 8 April 1997 Ioannis Kasoulidis 9 April 1997 28 February 2003 Georgios Iacovou 1 March 2003 12 June 2006 Giorgos Lillikas 13 June 2006 16 July 2007 Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis 16 July 2007 2 March 2008 Markos Kyprianou 3 March 2008 5 August 2011 Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis 5 August 2011 1 March 2013 Ioannis Kasoulides 1 March 2013 1 March 2018 Nikos Christodoulides 1 March 2018 11 January 2022 Ioannis Kasoulides 11 January 2022 28 February 2023 Constantinos Kombos 1 March 2023 Incumbent
See also Foreign relations of Cyprus List of ministers of foreign affairs of Cyprus
References
External links Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus) Ministry of Foreign Affairs