Marios Lysiotis appointed Diaspora and Repatriates Commissioner

12:35 - 23 August 2023

Current Affairs Reporter

President Nikos Christodoulides has announced that Ambassador Marios Lysiotis has been appointed to the office of the Diaspora and Repatriates Commissioner.

A former Ambassador of Cyprus to Washington, Marios Lysiotis has also served in other positions, President Christodoulides said. The President, addressing the opening ceremony of the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora in Nicosia on 22 August, noted that Lysiotis "knows firsthand the significance and importance of diaspora, the best forms of collaboration, your worries and concerns and I am confident that he will successfully respond to this important goal of the government."

Christodoulides also announced the foundation of Diaspora Museum, which will be initially hosted online, as well as the creation of an online diaspora platform.

(Source: CNA)

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