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The '''Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs''' ({{langx|el|'''Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας'''}}), 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mission, Organisation & Finances - MFA |url=https://mfa.gov.cy/mission,-organisation-and-finances/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=mfa.gov.cy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.nicosia.org.cy/en-GB/discover/government/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/}}</ref>

== History ==
On 7 September 1960, upon the founding of the Republic of Cyprus, [[Spyros Kyprianou]] was designated as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |title=Ο Σπύρος Κυπριανού Πρόεδρος της Κύπρου |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/world/561727198/o-spyros-kyprianoy-proedros-tis-kyproy/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.kathimerini.gr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Σπύρος Κυπριανού, τα προβλήματα υγείας και η πορεία του πρώην Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας (1932-2002) |url=http://healthnews.reporter.com.cy/health/article/6387/spyros-kyprianoy-ta |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Health News}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ΝΟΜΟΣ ΠΡΟΒΛΕΠΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΘΙΔΡΥΣΙΝ ΩΡΙΣΜΕΝ0 Ν ΕΠΙΠΡΟΣΘΕΤΩΝ ΘΕΣΕΩ Ν ΠΑΡΑ ΤΩ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΩΝ |url=http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/arith/1961_1_025.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MFA Timeline |url=https://mfa.gov.cy/assets/mfa_timeline/index.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=mfa.gov.cy}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interactive Map - MFA |url=https://mfa.gov.cy/map.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=mfa.gov.cy}}</ref>

== Ministers of foreign affairs ==
{{See|List of ministers of foreign affairs of Cyprus}}

{| border="1" class="wikitable"
! width="50%" | Minister
! width="25%" | Began
! width="25%" | Ended
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Spyros Kyprianou]]
| 16 August 1960
| 15 June 1972
|-  align=center
|align=left|[[Ioannis Christophides]]
| 16 June 1972
| 8 March 1978
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Nicos A. Rolandis]]
| 3 March 1978
| 21 September 1983
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Georgios Iacovou]]
| 22 September 1983
| 27 February 1993
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Alekos Michaelides]]
| 28 February 1993
| 8 April 1997
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]]
| 9 April 1997
| 28 February 2003
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Georgios Iacovou]]
| 1 March 2003
| 12 June 2006
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Giorgos Lillikas]]
| 13 June 2006
| 16 July 2007
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis]]
| 16 July 2007
| 2 March 2008
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Markos Kyprianou]]
| 3 March 2008
| 5 August 2011
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis]]
| 5 August 2011
| 1 March 2013
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Ioannis Kasoulides]]
| 1 March 2013
| 1 March 2018
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Nikos Christodoulides]]
| 1 March 2018
| 11 January 2022
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Ioannis Kasoulides]]
| 11 January 2022
| 28 February 2023
|-  align=center
|align=left| [[Constantinos Kombos]]
| 1 March 2023
| Incumbent
|}

==See also==
* [[Foreign relations of Cyprus]]
* [[List of ministers of foreign affairs of Cyprus]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus)]
* [http://www.mfa.gov.cy Ministry of Foreign Affairs] {{in lang|el}}

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