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US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland, known for her handling of the Cyprus issue on behalf of the State Department, congratulated the new President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Christodoulides, in a tweet quoting the corresponding congratulatory message from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Ms. Nuland refers to a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality as a form of Cyprus solution in her post, and she hopes that bilateral cooperation will be strengthened in order to restart Cyprus talks on this basis.
Congratulations to my colleague @Christodulides on his election as Republic of Cyprus President. Looking forward to continuing bilateral cooperation and discussing a way forward for a reunified Cyprus as a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality for all Cypriots. https://t.co/tJCcfczmL0
— Under Secretary Victoria Nuland (@UnderSecStateP) February 14, 2023
Meanwhile, heads of State, Foreign Ministers, officials and personalities from Cyprus and abroad have been sending messages of congratulations to the President-elect of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides.
Via Twitter
1. Nicos Anastasiades - President of the Republic of Cyprus
2. Anita Demetriou - Speaker of the House of Representatives
3. Ursula von der Leyen - President of the EU Commission
4. Josep Borrel - High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and security policy
5. Roberta Metsola - President of the European Parliament
6. Charles Michel - President of the European council
7. Stella Kyriakidou - European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
8. Sandro Gozi - Member of the European Parliament / Renew Europe/ President federalists
9. European Democrats
10. European People's Party (EPP)
11. Katerina Sakellaropoulou - President of the Hellenic Republic
12. Emmanuel Macron - President of France
13. Alar Karis - President of Estonia
14. Gitanas Nauseda - President of the Republic of Lithuania
15. Karl Nehammer - Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
16. Egils Levits - President of Latvia
17. Natasa Pirc Musar- President of the Republic of Slovenia
18. Giorgia Meloni - Prime Minister of Italy
19. Kaja Kallas - Prime Minister of Estonia
20. Nikos Dendias - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece
21. Ian Borg - Malta Gov- Minister for Foreign Affairs, EU Affairs and Trade
22. Alexander Schallenberg - Austrian Foreign Minister
23. Edgars Rinkevics- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
24. Nikos Hardalias - Deputy Minister of National Defence
25. Volodymyr Zelenskyy - President of Ukraine
26. Milo Dukanovic- President of Montenegro
27. Vahagn Khachaturyan - President of the Republic of Armenia
28. Nikol Pashinyan- Prime Minister of Armenia
29. Maia Sandu - President of the Republic of Moldova
30. Aleksandar Vucic - President of Serbia
31. Ivica Dacic- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
32. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia
33. Nikola Dimitrov - Former Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister, North Macedonia
34. James Cleverly - Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
35. El Sisi - President of Egypt
36. Ted Deutch, CEO American Jewish Committee
37. David Harris - Former CEO American Jewish Committee
38. Endy Zemenides - Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council
39. Benjamin Netanyahu - Prime Minister of Israel
Via phone calls and messages:
1. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus
2. Anita Demetriou, Speaker of the House of Representatives
3. Katerina Sakellaropoulou - President of the Hellenic Republic
4. Kyriakos Mitsotakis - Prime Minister of Greece
5. Emmanuel Macron - President of France
6. Robert Abela - Prime minister of Malta
7. Nikos Dendias - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
8. Peter Szijjarto - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
9. Arancha Gonzalez Laya - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the Spanish Government
10. Roberta Metsola President of the European Parliament
11. Josep Borrel, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security policy
12. Najib Mikati Prime Minister of Lebanon
13. Ayman Safadi - Foreign Minister of Jordan
14. Alexis Tsipras - President of SYRIZA
15. Nikos Androullakis - President of PASOK
16. Robert Bob Menendez - United States Senator
17. Jaishankar Subrahmanyam - Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India
18. Archbishop George, Archbishop of Cyprus
19. Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem
20. Ersin Tatar Turkish Cypriot Leader
