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China–Cyprus Relations
Cyprus–China relations refers to the bilateral relations between Cyprus and China. China is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, and Cyprus is represented in China through its embassy in Beijing, China. Both countries are full members of the United Nations. Cyprus and China established diplomatic relations on 14 December 1971, and the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Beijing was opened in 1989. The embassy is in the Embassy District of Beijing, near the EU Delegation to China, and not far from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. Economic cooperation An association established by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry called the Cyprus-China Business Association, is intended to promote, expand and encourage economic services, improve trade relations between Cyprus and China, and organise meetings with officials of the two countries, with a view to safeguarding the smooth operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilateral Relations
Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When states recognize one another as sovereign states and agree to diplomatic relations, they create a bilateral relationship. States with bilateral ties will exchange diplomatic agents such as ambassadors to facilitate dialogues and cooperations. Economic agreements, such as free trade agreements (FTAs) or foreign direct investment (FDI), signed by two states, are a common example of bilateralism. Since most economic agreements are signed according to the specific characteristics of the contracting countries to give preferential treatment to each other, not a generalized principle but a situational differentiation is needed. Thus through bilateralism, states can obtain more tailored agreements and obligations that only apply to particular con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belt And Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI or B&R), known in China as the One Belt One Road and sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the government of China in 2013 to invest in more than 150 countries and international organizations. The BRI is composed of six urban development land corridors linked by road, rail, energy, and digital infrastructure and the Maritime Silk Road linked by the development of ports. BRI is both a geopolitical and a geoeconomic project''.'' Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping originally announced the strategy as the "Silk Road Economic Belt" during an official visit to Kazakhstan in September 2013. "Belt" refers to the proposed overland routes for road and rail transportation through landlocked Central Asia along the famed historical trade routes of the Western Regions; "road" refers to the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road – the Indo-Pacific sea routes through Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China–Cyprus Relations
Cyprus–China relations refers to the bilateral relations between Cyprus and China. China is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, and Cyprus is represented in China through its embassy in Beijing, China. Both countries are full members of the United Nations. Cyprus and China established diplomatic relations on 14 December 1971, and the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Beijing was opened in 1989. The embassy is in the Embassy District of Beijing, near the EU Delegation to China, and not far from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. Economic cooperation An association established by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry called the Cyprus-China Business Association, is intended to promote, expand and encourage economic services, improve trade relations between Cyprus and China, and organise meetings with officials of the two countries, with a view to safeguarding the smooth operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China–European Union Relations
China–European Union relations are the bilateral relations between the European Union (EU) and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), established in 1975 between China and the European Community, which later became the EU. The EU is China's largest trading partner,EU replaces U.S. as biggest trading partner of China(09/15/06) china-embassy.org and China is List of the largest trading partners of the European Union, the EU's largest trade partner. Since March 2019, the European Union has referred to China as "a cooperation partner…, a negotiating partner…, an economic competitor…, and a systemic rival". The EU has put an arms embargo and numerous Dumping (pricing policy), anti-dumping measures against the PRC in place. The EU has become increasingl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of Cyprus
Cyprus is a member of the United Nations along with most of its agencies as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Council of Europe. In addition, the country has signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Agreement (MIGA). Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and in the second half of 2012 it held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Historical non-alignment Cyprus has historically followed a Cyprus and the Non-Aligned Movement, non-aligned foreign policy, although it increasingly identifies with the West in its cultural affinities and trade patterns, and maintains close relations with the European Union, Greece, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The prime originator of Cypriot non-alignment was Archbishop of Cyprus Makarios III, the first Presidents of Cyprus, President (1960–1977) of the independent republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), has full diplomatic relations with 180 out of the other 192 United Nations member states, Cook Islands, Niue and the State of Palestine. , China has had the most diplomatic missions of any state. China officially claims it "unswervingly pursues an independent foreign policy of peace". The fundamental goals of this policy are to preserve China's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, create a favorable international environment for China's reform and opening up and modernization of construction, and to maintain world peace and propel common development." An example of a foreign policy decision guided by "sovereignty and territorial integrity" is not engaging in diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the Republic of China (Taiwan), which the PRC does not recognise as a separate nation. China is a member of many international organizations, holding key positions such as a permanent membershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Minister Of Cyprus
This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of the Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus since the independence in 1960: {, border="1" class="wikitable" ! width="60px" , Image ! Minister ! Began ! 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 Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetris Syllouris
Demetris Syllouris (; born 27 July 1953) is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He was the president of the Cypriot parliament and European Party leader between 2005 and 2016. Syllouris was born in Nicosia and studied Civil Engineering at the University of East London. Career Representative of Nicosia constituency under the banner of Democratic Rally Party (DISY)-Liberals Coalition 1991–2001, under the banner of DISY 2001–2004, independent 2004–2005, under the banner of the European Party 2005-2016 and since March 2016 under the banner of “Solidarity". On 2 June 2016 he was elected President of the House of Representatives for the Eleventh Term of Office of the House. In October 2020, having been implicated by the Al Jazeera investigation into the selling of Cypriot citizenship, he resigned from his role in government. Prior positions *Parliamentary Spokesman of DISY (June 2001-May 2004). *Member of the Committee of Selection. *Chairman of the House Standing Committee on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The House Of Representatives (Cyprus)
The House of Representatives ( ; ) is the national unicameral legislature of the Republic of Cyprus. Members and three observers representing Armenian, Latin, and Maronite Cypriots are elected by proportional representation every five years. 30% of seats are allocated to Turkish Cypriots, but these have been vacant since 1964. The House of Representatives of Cyprus is the only legislature in the European Union within a fully presidential system. Elections A general election must be held on the second Sunday of the month immediately preceding the month in which the term of office of the outgoing House expires. The outgoing House continues in office until the newly elected House assumes office, but during this time the outgoing House does not have the power to make any laws or to take any decision on any matter, except in urgent and exceptional unforeseen circumstances. The House may dissolve itself by its own decision before its term of office expires. When it so decides, it must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Christodoulides
Nikos Christodoulides (; born 6 December 1973) is a Cypriot politician, diplomat, and academic who has served as the 8th President of Cyprus since 2023. He previously served as Government Spokesman from 2014 to 2018 and List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022, both under his predecessor Nicos Anastasiades. A former member of the Democratic Rally, he has been an Independent politician, independent since the party ejected him for entering 2023 Cypriot presidential election, the 2023 presidential race against their chosen candidate. Christodoulides started his career as a diplomat in 1999, also working as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Cyprus from 2007 to 2010. He then served in the second Anastasiades government until resigning in January 2022 in order to run in the presidential election, where he defeated Andreas Mavroyiannis in the run-off and assumed office on 28 February 2023. He is the first Cypriot leader t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of islands in the Mediterranean, third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British Overseas Territories, British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
