New Cyprus Ministers sworn in

The four new Ministers, appointed on Friday by Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos were sworn in Monday, at a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace.
The new Ministers, appointed after the resignation of four members of the Cabinet in the wake of the dissolution of the tri-party coalition due to left-wing AKEL’s decision to run for the presidential elections with its own General Secretary Demetris Christofias as candidate, are Erato Kozakou Markoullis, who has been appointed as Minster of Foreign Affairs, Christos Patsalides who has been appointed as Minister of the Interior, Maria Malahtou Pamballi, who has been appointed as Minister of Communications and Works and Costas Kadis who has been appointed as Minister of Health.
The new Minister of Foreign Affairs said they were engaged in doing their utmost to fulfill the task assigned to them by President Papadopoulos, “adding that “our goal is the success of our mission through hard work, in the area of competence for each one of us, to fulfill the relevant commitments which the Government has undertaken before the people.”
President Papadopoulos said he understood the difficulties the new Ministers will face under the current circumstances and assured them that they will have his own support and the support of the other members of the Cabinet.
Addressing the outgoing Ministers George Lillikas, Neoklis Silikiotis, Haris Thrasou and Haris Charalambous, President Papadopoulos expressed his sincere appreciation to them for the important work they have done as members of a collective body as the Council of Ministers is.