List of ambassadors of Russia to Cyprus

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus
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Incumbent
Murat Zyazikov
since 12 September 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Nicosia
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Nicosia
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Formation1960
First holder Pavel Yermoshin  [ ru ]
Website Embassy of Russia in Cyprus

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Cyprus.

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Nicosia. [1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Cyprus is currently held by Murat Zyazikov, incumbent since 12 September 2022. [2]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Cyprus were first established in August 1960. [3] The first ambassador, Pavel Yermoshin  [ ru ], was appointed on 16 December 1960, and presented his credentials on 31 December 1960. [3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Boris Zenkov  [ ru ], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996. [3]

List of representatives (1960 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Cyprus (1960 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Pavel Yermoshin  [ ru ] Ambassador 16 December 196020 April 1968
Nikita Tolubeyev  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 April 19684 December 1970
Anatoly Barkovsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 8 January 19717 July 1973
Sergey Astavin  [ ru ] Ambassador 7 July 197331 July 1986
Yury Fokin  [ ru ] Ambassador 31 July 19862 October 1990
Boris Zenkov  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 September 199025 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Cyprus (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Boris Zenkov  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 199118 November 1996
Georgiy Muradov Ambassador 18 November 199625 October 1999
Vladimir Pavlinov  [ ru ] Ambassador 31 December 199920 November 2003
Andrei Nesterenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 24 November 200311 September 2008
Vyacheslav Shumsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 September 20083 June 2013
Stanislav Osadchiy Ambassador 3 June 2013 [4] 12 September 2022
Murat Zyazikov Ambassador 12 September 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Посольство СССР на Кипре" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.06.2013 г. № 544" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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