The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that following yesterday's decision of the Council of Ministers regarding the transfers of Heads of Diplomatic Missions, the process of staffing the Diplomatic Missions of the Republic of Cyprus has been completed.
It is a standing and long-standing request of the Employees' Guild to complete the transfer process within the months of January and February, so that the officials concerned are informed in good time of the relevant decisions affecting them and their families and to ensure their smooth transition abroad.
For the sake of transparency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the basic eligibility criteria include, inter alia, service requirements in order to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the Central Service and the Diplomatic Missions and the ability of the officials to fulfil the mission assigned to them. In addition to the above, the period of service with the Central Service as well as the overall service abroad shall also be taken into account.
It is understood that each interested official shall submit an application with the countries of his/her choice and interest, for which an effort shall be made to take them into account in the evaluation process.
In the above procedure the Government shall implement the obligation to staff the Diplomatic Missions of the Republic abroad as laid down in Articles 37, 50 and 54 of the Constitution and in the Law on the Foreign Service of the Republic.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulates the colleagues who have been selected and wishes them success in the tasks and mission they have undertaken.
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