Cyprus Mission Opens in Capital

Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs, Markos Kyprianou inaugurated the mission which began work in April.

The Cypriot minister was a guest of UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan who invited him for the Formula 1 race.

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The embassy is situated at Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street No.30 behind Abu Dhabi Secondary School in the Capital.

Cypriot Ambassador to the UAE, Costas A. Papademas, said, “I am very glad to mark our presence in the UAE, This would give us opportunity to develop further relations - politically, economically, culturally and commercially. We would explore more ways to enhance trade with the UAE of common interests.”

The embassy will provide the full range of consular services including issuing visas, passports and attestation of documents, Papademas said.

“We are working to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE in the near future for the promotion of bilateral relations. But as of now, the minister did not sign any deal with UAE government, but discussed on a series of bilateral affairs,” Papademas said.

Cypriots make a very small community of approximately 500 people in the UAE, in which mostly reside in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

A number of Cypriot nationals who reside in the UAE gathered on Monday to witness the opening of their mission in Abu Dhabi.

anwar@khaleejtimes.com