Ioannis Kasoulidis will succeed Nikos Christodoulidis as Minister of Foreign Affairs, after the resignation of the latter and his resignation from the post of head of Cypriot diplomacy on Tuesday, January 11th.
Mr. Kasoulidis, who had served as Foreign Minister during the first five years of Nikos Anastasiadis’s government, had a telephone conversation with President Anastasiadis this morning, as he did last Friday.
“The resignation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Christodoulidis, saddens me especially, since for a number of years he has been one of my close associates”, states, in a written statement, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis.
In the same announcement, Mr. Anastasiadis adds: “Unfortunately, as the developments have unfolded, I was not allowed other than the choice to accept his resignation. I thank him warmly for his offer. “From tomorrow, Mr. Ioannis Kasoulidis will take over as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs with a successful and long service in the said ministry”.
It is noted that the assurance ceremony of the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulidis, will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 11, at 11:00 at the Presidential Palace, in the presence of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis.
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