Nicosia: The Cabinet appointed on Wednesday Nicos Tornaritis, a former DISY parliamentary spokesperson, as special political envoy of the President of the Republic for the Cyprus problem in Asian and African countries.

According to Cyprus News Agency, an official press release stated that within the framework of his mission, Tornaritis will carry out, following instructions from the President and in coordination with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, targeted political contacts in Asian and African countries on issues related to the Cyprus Problem. He will exercise his duties without salary, and the decision was based on his long political and parliamentary experience, his many years of involvement with the Cyprus problem, and his extensive international presence and network of institutional and political contacts.

The press release further added that the former parliamentarian served for thirteen years as the head of the Cyprus House delegation to the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, where he was elected Vice-President. He also served as head of the Cypriot delegation and Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

In a statement, Tornaritis expressed his gratitude to the President and the Cabinet, emphasizing his understanding of the responsibility he is assuming. He committed to working consistently and decisively to promote the positions of the Republic of Cyprus and strengthen international support in the effort to end the occupation and reunify Cyprus. Tornaritis highlighted that the Cyprus problem is a national and collective issue, stressing the importance of a just, sustainable, and functional solution based on the UNSC resolutions and the principles of international and European law.