Cyprus ministry approves diplomatic staff reassignments

On March 27, 2026, the Cypriot Council of Ministers authorized a series of diplomatic reassignments signed by General Director Theodora Constantinidou. The list includes 16 heads of diplomatic missions moving to various embassies abroad, following an earlier list of 25 general diplomatic staff reassignments released on March 24. Key reassignments include Petros Dimitriou moving from the center to Sofia and Christina Rafti moving from the EU delegation to Rome. Charis Christodoulidou is assigned to Berlin, while Maria Papakyriakou shifts from Berlin to the permanent mission in Geneva. Other notable moves involve Antonis Theocharous to Lisbon, Antonis Mandritis from Pretoria to Tehran, Elena Rafti to Cairo, and Charalambos Kafkaridis from Sofia to Canberra. Additionally, Dimitris Samouil has received an extension for his post in Helsinki. These decisions form part of the latest administrative rotation within the diplomatic service of the Republic of Cyprus.