We’re heading to Cyprus today, where it’s been a little over a week since the Cypriot people elected a new president, Nikos Christodoulides, who has vowed to put together a young administration and break the stalemate on the Cyprus problem. Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini English edition, joins Thanos Davelis from Cyprus with the latest analysis.
We’re heading to Cyprus today, where it’s been a little over a week since the Cypriot people elected a new president, Nikos Christodoulides. The 49-year-old former diplomat has set clear goals, vowing to put together a young government with women filling half of the Cabinet positions and to work to break the stalemate on the Cyprus problem. In terms of foreign policy, the new president’s orientation is clearly Euro-Atlantic, presenting an opportunity to take US-Cyprus relations to new levels. Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini English edition, joins me from Cyprus with the latest analysis.
Read Tom Ellis’ op-ed in Kathimerini here: Cyprus’ new president
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