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===Europe=== {{See also|Cyprus in the European Union}} [[File:Birger Jarlsgatan 37.JPG|thumb|Cyprus embassy in [[Stockholm]]]] [[File:Povarskaya 9 by I.S.Kuznetsov1910d.jpg|thumb|left|Cyprus embassy in [[Moscow]]]] Cyprus' 1990 application for full [[European Union|EU]] membership caused a storm in the Turkish Cypriot community, which argued that the move required their consent. Following the December 1997 EU Summit decisions on [[EU enlargement]], accession negotiations began 31 March 1998. Cyprus joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. To fulfil its commitment as a member of the European Union, Cyprus withdrew from the Non-Aligned Movement on accession, retaining observer status. {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Country !width="12%"| Formal relations began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Albania}}||28 August 1991|| *Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 August 1991.<ref name="olc.gov.cy1">{{cite web |url=http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/21DDFFF8D6E43C7442257A76002E4E50/$file/ALBANIA.pdf?openelement |title=Archived copy |website=www.olc.gov.cy |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195606/http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/21DDFFF8D6E43C7442257A76002E4E50/$file/ALBANIA.pdf?openelement |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *Albania is represented in Cyprus by its embassy in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F981C8AA67F5D665C225802900312099?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Cyprus – International Organizations|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305194727/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F981C8AA67F5D665C225802900312099?OpenDocument|archive-date=2017-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an honorary consulate in [[Larnaca]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/C9B6122D74AC333CC22580290033B010?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honorary Consular Officers in Cyprus|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195540/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/C9B6122D74AC333CC22580290033B010?OpenDocument|archive-date=2017-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Cyprus is represented in Albania by its embassy in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]<ref name="www.mfa.gov.cy"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F3C9F8040F5A51E3C2258029002F3F68?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Cyprus Diplomatic Missions Abroad|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193840/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/F3C9F8040F5A51E3C2258029002F3F68?OpenDocument|archive-date=2017-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an honorary consulate in [[Tirana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/05B74A7899D0469DC225802900324A04?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honorary Consular Officers of the Republic of Cyprus|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193209/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/05B74A7899D0469DC225802900324A04?OpenDocument|archive-date=2017-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Both countries have a number of bilateral agreements.<ref name="olc.gov.cy1"/> |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Austria}}||<!--Start date-->||See [[Austria–Cyprus relations]] * Austria has an embassy in [[Nicosia]]. * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Vienna]]. * Austria joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 January 1995, while Cyprus joined on 1 May 2004. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Belgium }}||1960 | * Belgium is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]). and an honorary consulates in [[Limassol]]. * Cyprus is represented in Belgium through its embassy in [[The Hague]] ([[Netherlands]]). * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]]. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Bulgaria }}||30 October 1960||See [[Bulgaria–Cyprus relations]] * Bulgaria has an embassy in [[Nicosia]], and honorary consulate in [[Limassol]]. * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Sofia]]. * Cyprus joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 May 2004, while Bulgaria joined on 1 January 2007. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054750/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/1E59839A7A4D40F8C22571E0003BC67B/$file/Bulgaria.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Bulgaria] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Croatia}}||4 February 1993 |See [[Croatia–Cyprus relations]] * Croatia is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Rome]] (Italy) and an honorary consulate in [[Nicosia]]. * Cyprus is represented in Croatia through its embassy in [[Vienna]] (Austria) and an honorary consulate in [[Zagreb]]. * Cyprus joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 May 2004, while Croatia joined on 1 July 2013. * [https://archive.today/20130217165414/http://www.mvpei.hr/CustomPages/Static/HRV//templates/_frt_bilateralni_odnosi_po_drzavama_en.asp?id=67 Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Cyprus] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Czech Republic }}||1 February 1961 and 1 January 1993||See [[Cyprus–Czech Republic relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Prague]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/embassyprague.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument|title=EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN PRAGUE - Welcome to our Website|access-date=2 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191358/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/embassyprague.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> * The Czech Republic has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Limassol]] and [[Nicosia]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.cz/wwwo/?zu=nicosia|title= Czech embassy in Nicosia|access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110916163006/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/B066AFCBA9103DE4C22571E0003D8C25/$file/Czech.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with the Czech Republic] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Denmark }}||2 November 1960|| See [[Cyprus–Denmark relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]] and an honorary consulate in [[Århus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/embassycopenhagen|title=EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN COPENHAGEN - Welcome to our Website|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> * Denmark has an embassy in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ambnicosia.um.dk/en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902030504/http://www.ambnicosia.um.dk/en|url-status=dead|title=Danish embassy in Nicosia|archivedate=Sep 2, 2011|accessdate=Jul 21, 2022}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131022/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/338F91AE3C053D62C22571E1001DB9A9/$file/Denmark.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Denmark] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Estonia }}||20 December 1991 | * Cyprus recognized the Republic of Estonia on 12 September 1991. * Cyprus is represented in Estonia through its embassy in [[Helsinki]] ([[Finland]]). * Estonia is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]) and through 2 honorary consulates in [[Nicosia]]. * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. * By the late 2005, in Nicosia the first session of the Estonia-Cyprus Intergovernmental Commission established under the Agreement on Economic, Scientific, Technical and Industrial Co-operation took place. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131035/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/538D1D82AC19089EC22571E1001FADBB/$file/Estonia.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Estonia] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070718105802/http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_176/2135.html Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Cyprus] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Finland }}||29 September 1961 |See Cyprus–Finland relations * Finland recognized Cyprus on 16 August 1960. * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Helsinki]] and an honorary consulate in [[Vantaa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyprusembassy.fi/main/|title=Embassy Of The Republic Of Cyprus - General Information|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219165932/http://www.cyprusembassy.fi/main/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Finland has an embassy and 2 honorary consulates in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.cy/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Nicosia|access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> * Finland joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 January 1995, while Cyprus joined on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110914025237/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/F77CE340B14988AEC22571E100209D52/$file/Finland.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Finland] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|France }}||16 August 1960 |See [[Cyprus–France relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Paris]]. * France has an embassy in Nicosia. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Cyprus is an associate member of the [[Francophonie]] organization since 2006. About 12% of Cyprus population speaks and understands French. * France is a supporter of Cyprus in the different (sicsic) that oppose the European Union against Turkey's refusal to recognize and admit Cypriot ships and planes. * France contributes significantly in the military equipment of [[Cypriot National Guard]]. *In 2019 it was decided the establishment of a French military marine base on the island.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tovima.gr/2019/03/18/politics/kypros-galliki-naytiki-vasi-apofasisan-anastasiadis-makron/amp/| title = Κύπρος: Γαλλική ναυτική βάση αποφάσισαν Αναστασιάδης – Μακρόν| date = 18 March 2019}}</ref> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110914193856/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/49D65E7E5D0E5ED5C22571E10020BAEA/$file/France.pdf?OpenElement List of Treaties between the 2 countries by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130810073058/http://www.ambafrance-cy.org/-anglais-americain- French embassy in Cyprus] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Germany }}||20 August 1960||See [[Cyprus–Germany relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Berlin]] and a consulate-general in [[Hamburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/berlinembassy.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|title=Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Berlin - Home Page|access-date=2 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404223600/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/berlinembassy.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|archive-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> * Germany has an embassy in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikosia.diplo.de/Vertretung/nikosia/en/Startseite.html|title=Deutsche Botschaft Nikosia - Home|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154749/http://www.nikosia.diplo.de/Vertretung/nikosia/en/Startseite.html|archive-date=25 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. * In 2004, an agreement on mutual recognition of university degrees was signed, designed to facilitate Cypriot and German students' admission to German and Cypriot universities. * There is a close and trustful cooperation at a government level. Minister of State Hoyer visited Cyprus on 11 and 12 February 2010. Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle met with his Cypriot counterpart [[Marcos Kyprianou]] in [[Berlin]] on 2 March * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131126/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/9D0A64ADADE5C018C22571E100210FF5/$file/Germany.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties between Cyprus and Germany] * [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/Zypern.html German Foreign Ministry about relations with Cyprus] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Greece }}||16 August 1960 | * See [[Cyprus–Greece relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Athens]] and a consulate-general in [[Thessaloniki]]. * Greece has an embassy in Nicosia. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. * The Greek Cypriot majority in Cyprus and the ethnic Greek population of Greece share a common ethnicity, heritage, language, and religion, leading to an exceptionally close relationship between the two countries. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Hungary }}||18 October 1960 | * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Budapest]]. * Hungary has an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/CY/en/mainpage.htm|title=Hungarian embassy in Nicosia|access-date=2009-06-23|archive-date=2009-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905111707/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/CY/en/mainpage.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110915175419/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/6B2DB7C6F5E23D99C22571E100237221/$file/Hungary.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Hungary] |--valign="top" |{{flagicon|Iceland}}[[Iceland]] || 4 September 1979|| *Cyprus is represented in Iceland by its embassy in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]].<ref name="mfa.gov.cy-2"/> *Iceland is represented in Cyprus by its embassy in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].<ref name="mfa.gov.cy-2"/> |--valign="top" |{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]||23 November 1984||See [[Cyprus–Ireland relations]] * Ireland has an embassy in [[Nicosia]]. * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Dublin]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Since 1964, over 9,000 members of the [[Irish Defence Forces]] [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|have served in Cyprus]] without suffering any casualties.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Army/259267510799127?sk=info | title=Irish Army on Facebook | publisher=Irish Army | access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> * Both Cyprus and Ireland were part of the [[British Empire]]. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Italy }}||<!--Start date-->1960 | * Cyprus has an embassy in Rome and 5 honorary consulates (in [[Genoa]], [[Milan]], [[Naples]], [[Perugia]] and [[Augusta, Sicily|Augusta]]). * Italy has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Limassol]] and [[Larnaca]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ambnicosia.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Nicosia|title=Ambasciata d'Italia - Nicosia|website=www.ambnicosia.esteri.it|access-date=2009-06-23|archive-date=2009-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721203549/http://www.ambnicosia.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Nicosia|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131330/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/F5B281CFA11393A8C22571E100264AA5/$file/Italy.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Italy] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Latvia}}||<!--Start date-->|| * Cyprus is represented in Latvia through its embassy in [[Stockholm]] ([[Sweden]]). * Latvia is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]). and an honorary consulates in [[Limassol]]. * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Lithuania }}||3 December 1992 | * Cyprus is represented in Lithuania through its embassy in [[Warsaw]] ([[Poland]]). * Lithuania is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]) and through an honorary consulates in [[Nicosia]] and [[Larnaca]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gr.mfa.lt/index.php?-104215627|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija - Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233945/http://gr.mfa.lt/index.php?-104215627|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215002300/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/BE5B95940163640FC22571E1002BE63E/$file/Lithuania.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Lithuania] * [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-602679438 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Cyprus (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930134234/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-602679438 |date=2011-09-30 }} |- valign="top" |{{flag|Luxembourg}}|||| * Cyprus is represented to Luxembourg through its accredited embassy in [[The Hague]] ([[Netherlands]]). * Luxembourg is represented to Cyprus through its accredited embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]). * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]]. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Malta }}||13 September 1972 |See [[Cyprus–Malta relations]] * Cyprus is represented to Malta through its accredited embassy in [[Rome]] ([[Italy]]). * Malta is represented to Cyprus through its accredited embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]). * The two countries are members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929213509/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/F49A9BB557374CF7C22571E1002D8459/$file/Malta.pdf?OpenElement List of Treaties between the 2 countries by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Moldova }}||21 February 1992 | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054830/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/BAAC847D9A4FF623C22571E1002E5946/$file/Moldova.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Moldova] * [http://www.mfa.gov.md/foreign-policy/cy/ Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration about relations with Cyprus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722173131/http://www.mfa.gov.md/foreign-policy/cy/ |date=2011-07-22 }} |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Monaco}}||<!--Start date--> 24 February 2011 | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130314222617/http://famagusta-gazette.com/cyprus-to-establish-diplomatic-relations-with-monaco-p11385-123.htm 2011...February 24, date which is officially regarded as the date of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120516143839/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/379CC20535236D25C22578B700399A0F?OpenDocument Ambassador designate] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Montenegro }}||12 March 2007 |See [[Foreign relations of Montenegro|Cyprus–Montenegro relations]] * Cyprus recognized the Republic of Montenegro on 16 June 2006. * Cyprus is represented in Montenegro through its embassy in [[Belgrade]] ([[Serbia]]). * Cyprus is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Montenegro is an [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|candidate]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193509/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/D00C4D1DA3EA802CC225729D0036A21A?OpenDocument Establishment of diplomatic relations (Cyprus Ministry Foreign Affairs)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722174717/http://www.mip.gov.me/index.php?akcija=vijesti&id=14104 Cyprus recognition official recognition of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)] * [http://www.vlada.me/img/1150474952.jpg Cyprus recognition official recognition of Montenegro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305024317/http://www.vlada.me/img/1150474952.jpg |date=2009-03-05 }} |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Netherlands }}||<!--Start date--> 1960 |See [[Foreign relations of the Netherlands|Cyprus–Netherlands relations]] * Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1960, after Cyprus's independence. * Cyprus has an embassy in [[The Hague]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/hagueembassy.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001173928/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/hagueembassy.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|url-status=dead|title=Cyprus embassy in The Hague|archivedate=Oct 1, 2014|accessdate=Jul 21, 2022}}</ref> * The Netherlands have an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and 2 honorary consulates in [[Limassol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyprus.nlembassy.org/|title=Netherlands Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219200450/http://cyprus.nlembassy.org/|archive-date=2015-02-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215002337/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/1EFA34F85CE69A7DC22571E1002EC5C5/$file/Netherlands.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with the Netherlands] * [http://www.minbuza.nl/binaries/pdf/reizen-en-landen/betrekkingen-met-nederland/cyprus.pdf Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Cyprus (in Dutch)] {{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Norway }}||22 March 1963||See [[Cyprus–Norway relations]] Cyprus–Norway relations are foreign relations between Cyprus and [[Norway]]. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |access-date=2010-05-15 |publisher=[[Cyprus]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> The government in Cyprus considers that "bilateral relations between Cyprus and Norway are excellent in all fields".<ref name="Cyprus Embassy"/> Neither country has resident ambassadors. Cyprus is represented in Norway through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and 2 honorary consulates, one in [[Oslo]] and the second in [[Kristiansand]]. Norway is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]], Greece, and an honorary consulate in Nicosia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |title=Consulates in Greece and Cyprus |access-date=2010-05-15 |quote=There are several Norwegian Honorary Consulates in Greece, and one in Nicosia, Cyprus. |publisher=[[Norway]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100301201453/http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |archive-date=1 March 2010 }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963.<ref name="Cyprus Embassy">{{Cite web |url = http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp |title = Cyprus – Norway Bilateral Relations |publisher = [[Cyprus|Embassy of Cyprus in Sweden]] |access-date = 3 May 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080508012526/http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp |archive-date = 8 May 2008 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref> On 21 August 1951, there was a Consular Convention and an Exchange of Letters relating to establishing diplomatic relations. On 2 May 1951, there was a [[Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation]] and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income. On 17 May 1962, there was an Exchange of Letters constituting an [[Visa requirements for Northern Cypriot citizens|Agreement on the Abolition of Visa Requirement]] in [[Nicosia]]. On 5 March 1963, there was an Agreement on Commercial Scheduled Air Transport signed in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf%3FOpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |access-date=2010-05-21 |publisher=[[Cyprus]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> The taxation levels in Cyprus are considerably lower than in Norway, and Cyprus has actively courted Norwegians to move to Cyprus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece |title=Kypros jakter på rike nordmenn |date=11 May 2006 |quote=Det ble i går kjent at skipsreder John Fredriksen tidligere Norges rikeste mann har gitt opp sitt norske pass og blitt kypriot. Fredriksen kom dermed kypriotene i forkjøpet. |language=no |work=[[Dagsavisen]] |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921224308/http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece |archive-date=2011-09-21 }}</ref> Among the Norwegians who moved to Cyprus is the shipping billionaire [[John Fredriksen]], who was the richest man in Norway.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Norway's richest man no longer |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |work=[[Aftenposten]] |date=11 May 2006 |access-date=2010-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808041748/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |archive-date=2007-08-08 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Skatteflyktet til Kypros |url=http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |quote=Norges rikeste mann, god for minst 33 milliarder kroner, John Fredriksen (61), har gitt opp sitt norske statsborgerskap og allerede fått innvilget kypriotisk – av skattemessige årsaker. |work=Ukeavisenledelse |language=no |date=23 August 2006 |access-date=2010-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190140/http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |archive-date=2011-07-24 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece |title=Fredriksen blir kypriot |language=no |date=10 May 2006 |work=[[Aftenposten]] |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828215509/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece |archive-date=2010-08-28 }}</ref> In 1996 tax rules in Norway were changed to keep shipping companies competitive and under the Norwegian flag. By 2008 changes to the [[tonnage tax]] regime to harmonize them with the [[European Union]] forced some companies to register in Cyprus.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Norway's Whilhelmsen moving shipping unit to Malta |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723211655/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |quote=The changes were aimed at making Norwegian shipping rules more like those in the European Union, but industry groups have said the move might force some to register in tax havens such as Bermuda or Cyprus. |work=[[Reuters]] |date=18 June 2008 |access-date=2010-05-15 }}</ref> Norwegian [[Service rig]] company [[Prosafe]] moved their headquarters to Cyprus.<ref>{{Cite news|language=no|url=http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article1635271.ece|title=Rømmer norsk utbytteskatt|date=9 February 2007|work=[[E24 Næringsliv]]|access-date=2009-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211204221/http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article1635271.ece|archive-date=11 February 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Several Norwegian retirees also moved to Cyprus; this too is largely to benefit from the lower tax rate on Cyprus and the minimal crime.<ref name=colony>{{Cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780 |quote=Low taxation, low living costs and summery winter temperature limits more and more Norwegians to settle on the Mediterranean island. Now we have established a Norwegian "colony" in Paphos in Cyprus similar seen in Spain. |title=Norske pensjonister: Flytter til 8% skatt på Kypros |date=4 December 2008 |work=[[Verdens Gang|VG Nett]] |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217083716/http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780 |archive-date=2009-12-17 }}</ref> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Norway] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090708035356/http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/default.asp Cyprus embassy in Stockholm (also accredited to Norway)] * [http://www.norway.gr/ Norway embassy in Athens (also accredited to Cyprus)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408094131/http://www.norway.gr/ |date=2010-04-08 }} |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Poland }}||15 January 1961||See [[Cyprus–Poland relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Warsaw]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Gdynia]] and [[Szczecin]]). * Poland has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and an honorary consulate general in [[Limassol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikozja.polemb.net/|title=Placówki Dyplomatyczne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|access-date=19 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921165633/http://nikozja.polemb.net/|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131502/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/BEE553894C1C0963C22571E10034714C/$file/Poland.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Poland] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Portugal }}||5 March 1975 | * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Lisbon]] (since 1999) and an honorary consulate in [[Porto]].<ref name="Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Lisbon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/embassy_Lisbon.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|title=Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Lisbon - Home Page|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> * Portugal has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and an honorary consulate in [[Larnaca]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Romania }}||15 November 1960 | * Romania has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] since November 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nicosia.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en|title=AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Republica Cipru|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219195848/http://nicosia.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Bucharest]]. * Cyprus joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 May 2004, while Romania joined on 1 January 2007. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929213806/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/9C7139024C6BFFBDC22571E1003AC10E/$file/Romania.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties between Cyprus and Romania] * [http://www.mae.ro/index.php?unde=doc&id=11857&idlnk=1&cat=3 Romanian Foreign Ministry about relations with Cyprus] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Russia }}||18 August 1960||See [[Cyprus–Russia relations]] [[File:Dmitry Medvedev with Demetris Christofias-3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Presidents of [[Russia]] and Cyprus meet at least once every year.]] * The [[USSR]] established diplomatic relations with the newly independent Republic of Cyprus on 18 August 1960. * Cooperation between both countries has increased since the 1990s and the fall of the USSR. * Cyprus has an [[Embassy of Cyprus in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]] and consulates-general in [[Krasnodar]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Samara]] and in [[Yekaterinburg]]. * Russia has an embassy in Nicosia. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Serbia }}||7 October 1960||See [[Cyprus–Serbia relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Belgrade]]. * Serbia has an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Nicosia]]. * Cyprus is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]]. * The two countries share common cultural and religious ascpects as both have major Orthodox Christian populations.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Cyprus/index_e.html Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Cyprus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519072212/http://mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Cyprus/index_e.html |date=2011-05-19 }} * The Cypriot Minister voiced his full support to Serbia's territorial integrity and EU integration, which should lead to full EU membership. * [http://www.serbia.org.cy/ Serbian embassy in Nicosia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422094559/http://www.serbia.org.cy/ |date=2016-04-22 }}</ref> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110914114727/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/D2729EEB2C46E661C22571E1003C4ED4/$file/Serbia%20and%20Montenegro.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Serbia] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Slovakia }}||1 January 1993 | * Cyprus is represented in Slovakia through its embassy in [[Vienna]] ([[Austria]]). * Slovakia has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and an honorary consulate in [[Limassol]].<ref>[http://www.mfa.sk/zu/index/podstranka.php?id=1774 Slovakian embassy in Nicosia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015203833/http://www.mfa.sk/zu/index/podstranka.php?id=1774 |date=2007-10-15 }}</ref> * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929213823/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/6CD93A861653EF52C22571E1003EE3D0/$file/Slovakia.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treatis with Slovakia] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Slovenia }}||10 December 1992 |See [[Cyprus–Slovenia relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Ljubljana]]. * Slovenia is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], and through an honorary consulate in [[Limassol]]. * Both countries are members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131549/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4DA7949A429B4AA3C22571E1003F17CA/$file/Slovenia.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs Ministry: List of bilateral treaties with Slovenia] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Spain }}||<!--Start date-->25 December 1967 |See [[Cyprus–Spain relations]] * Cyprus has an embassy in [[Madrid]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Bilbao]] and [[Granada]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/Embassy_Madrid.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509075413/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/embassies/Embassy_Madrid.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument|url-status=dead|title=Cyprus embassy in Madrid|archivedate=May 9, 2009|accessdate=Jul 21, 2022}}</ref> * Spain has an embassy Nicosia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maec.es/Subwebs/Embajadas/nicosia/es/home/Paginas/home_nicosia.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411225105/http://www.maec.es/subwebs/Embajadas/Nicosia/es/home/Paginas/home_nicosia.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Spanish embassy in Nicosia (in Spanish only)|archivedate=Apr 11, 2010|accessdate=Jul 21, 2022}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110916165954/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/9F5C28A5C0182A2CC22571E1003F7BC7/$file/Spain.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Spain] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Sweden }}||12 December 1960||See [[Cyprus–Sweden relations]] * Sweden was one of the first countries that sent [[UN peacekeepers]] to Cyprus in 1964.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Swedish, Finn Troops Due on Cyprus Today |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/580095172.html?dids=580095172:580095172&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&date=Mar+26%2C+1964&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SWEDE%2C+FINN+TROOPS+DUE+ON+CYPRUS+TODAY&pqatl=google |quote=The full contingents from Sweden, Ireland, and Finland are due within the next month to bring the ... |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=26 March 1964 |access-date=11 June 2009 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021051752/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/580095172.html?dids=580095172:580095172&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&date=Mar+26,+1964&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SWEDE,+FINN+TROOPS+DUE+ON+CYPRUS+TODAY&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Since 1994, Cyprus has an embassy in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/default.asp |title=Cyprus embassy in Stockholm |access-date=2009-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708035356/http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/default.asp |archive-date=2009-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Sweden has an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/Start____38730.aspx|title=Nicosia - SwedenAbroad|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404134320/http://www.swedenabroad.com/Start____38730.aspx|archive-date=4 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * Sweden joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 January 1995, while Cyprus joined on 1 May 2004. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131815/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/C0CE76C8166E5304C22571E2001E4680/$file/Sweden.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Sweden] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Switzerland }}||<!--Start date--> | * Cyprus is represented in Switzerland through its embassy in [[Rome]] ([[Italy]]). * Switzerland has an embassy in [[Nicosia]]. |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Ukraine }}||19 February 1992 | * The Cypriot embassy in [[Kyiv]] (since 2011) and an honorary consulate in [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyprus-consulate.org.ua/|title=Все о Кипре|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124193209/http://cyprus-consulate.org.ua/|archive-date=24 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Ukraine has an embassy in [[Nicosia]] and an honorary consulate in [[Limassol]].<ref>[http://www.ukrembassy.com.cy/ Ukrainian embassy in Nicosia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318025441/http://www.ukrembassy.com.cy/ |date=2009-03-18 }}</ref> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110916145359/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/62E8509B9C60177EC22571E2001FDE9B/$file/Ukraine.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Ukraine] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|United Kingdom }}||16 August 1960||See [[Cyprus–United Kingdom relations]]{{pb}}Cyprus established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 16 August 1960. The UK is a "[[Treaty of Guarantee (1960)|guarantor power]]" of Cyprus's independence. * Cyprus maintains a [[High Commission of Cyprus, London|high commission]] in London, and honorary consulates in [[Belfast]], [[Birmingham]], [[Bristol]], [[Dunblane]], [[Glasgow]], and [[Leeds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cyprusinuk.com/honorary-consulates/|title=Honorary Consulates in the UK|website=[[High Commission of Cyprus, London|High Commission of Cyprus in the UK]]|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date= 9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209150941/https://cyprusinuk.com/honorary-consulates/|url-status=live}}</ref> *The United Kingdom is accredited to Cyprus through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-nicosia|title=British High Commission Nicosia|website=GOV.UK|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112143622/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-nicosia|archive-date=12 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK governed [[British Cyprus|Cyprus]] from 1878 until 1960, when it achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], the [[Council of Europe]], [[European Court of Human Rights]], the [[International Criminal Court]], the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Christofi|first=Constantinos|date=November 2018|url=https://www.financierworldwide.com/the-new-cyprus-united-kingdom-double-tax-agreement|title=The new Cyprus-United Kingdom double tax agreement|website=Financier Worldwide|access-date=3 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203002108/https://www.financierworldwide.com/the-new-cyprus-united-kingdom-double-tax-agreement|archive-date=3 February 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
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