Diplomatic Circles

‘We want Canada to be on the ground’: Cypriot envoy calls for Ottawa to reopen high commission

Canada has been without an embassy in Cyprus since 1970, and is the only G7 country without a diplomatic presence on the island nation.

Cypriot High Commissioner Giorgos Ioannides says that when his country opened its mission in Ottawa in 2015, there was an expectation and hope that 'down the road' Canada would follow suit in Cyprus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 21, 2024

As Cyprus remembers Canada’s peacekeeping past on the island nation, its top diplomat in Ottawa hopes to see Canada reopen its high commission in Nicosia.

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