The High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to the Commonwealth of Australia, Mrs Ioanna Malliotis, presented today, at the Government House in Canberra, her credentials to Australia’s Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd).
During a private hearing following the official credentials’ ceremony, the Australian Governor-General, referring to the friendly ties between the two countries, conveyed to the President of the Republic and the Cyprus Government his and the Australian Government’s gratitude for the assistance and support of the members of the Australian Federal Police serving in the United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) over the last fifty years.
The Governor-General conveyed warm greetings to the President of the Republic and reiterated his country’s support of the attainment of a viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. He also expressed the conviction that Cyprus will soon come out of the economic crisis, as well as the hope that the two countries will cooperate for the further growth and deepening of their bilateral relations.
The High Commissioner conveyed the Cyprus Government’s gratitude and appreciation over the constant and uninterrupted presence and participation of Australian Federal Police members in UNFICYP. She also thanked the Governor-General of Australia for his country’s support and the position of principles it maintains vis-à-vis the efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem on the basis of the relevant UN resolutions, and noted the Cyprus Government’s wish to further develop the very good bilateral relations in all fields.
