President appoints Kasoulides as new Overseas Minister

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has introduced on Monday that Ioannis Kasoulides will retake the submit of Overseas Minister after the resignation on Sunday of Nikos Christodoulides, stressing that the best way issues have turned out, he had no selection however to just accept the resignation.

In a written assertion issued by the Presidency, President Anastasiades mentioned he was notably saddened by the resignation of Christodoulides, since he was for a few years one in every of his closest associates.

“Sadly, the best way issues have developed, I’m left with no selection however to just accept his resignation”, the President mentioned.

He “warmly” thanked Christodoulides for his contribution and introduced that former FM Ioannis Kasoulides will undertake the Ministry from Tuesday, noting the latter has a “profitable and lengthy service” on the Overseas Ministry.

Kasoulides held the submit of Minister of Overseas Affairs from 1 March 2013 to twenty-eight February 2018 when he handed over the submit to Christodoulides, who beforehand held the place of Authorities Spokesman and Director of the Diplomatic Workplace of the President of the Republic.

He’s anticipated to be sworn in on Tuesday.