List of ambassadors of Russia to Cyprus
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Ambassador
| body = the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus
| image = Zyazikov Murat Magometovitch ex-president of Ingushetia republic of Russia.jpg
| incumbent =Murat Zyazikov
| insignia = MID emblem.png
| incumbentsince = 12 September 2022
| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Nicosia
| style = His Excellency
The Honourable
| reports_to = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| seat = Nicosia
| appointer = President of Russia
| termlength = At the pleasure of the president
| first = {{interlanguage link|Pavel Yermoshin|ru|Ермошин, Павел Константинович}}
| formation = 1960
| website = [https://cyprus.mid.ru/en_GB/web/cyprus_en Embassy of Russia in Cyprus]
| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
| unofficial_names =
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| residence =
}}
The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Cyprus.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Nicosia.{{cite web|url=https://cyprus.mid.ru/en_GB/web/cyprus_en|title=Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=29 September 2019}} The post of Russian ambassador to Cyprus is currently held by Murat Zyazikov, incumbent since 12 September 2022.{{cite web|url=https://cyprus.mid.ru/en/ambassador/|title=Ambassador|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=3 February 2023}}
History of diplomatic relations
{{main|Cyprus–Russia relations}}
Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Cyprus were first established in August 1960.{{cite web|url=http://www.knowbysight.info/6_MID/00205.asp|publisher=knowbysight.info|title= Посольство СССР на Кипре|language=Russian|accessdate=29 September 2019}} The first ambassador, {{interlanguage link|Pavel Yermoshin|ru|Ермошин, Павел Константинович}}, was appointed on 16 December 1960, and presented his credentials on 31 December 1960. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, {{interlanguage link|Boris Zenkov|ru|Зенков, Борис Геннадиевич}}, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.
List of representatives (1960–present)
=Soviet Union to Cyprus (1960–1991)=
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!Name !Title !Appointment !Termination !Notes |
{{interlanguage link|Pavel Yermoshin|ru|Ермошин, Павел Константинович}}
|16 December 1960 |20 April 1968 | |
{{interlanguage link|Nikita Tolubeyev|ru|Толубеев, Никита Павлович}}
|20 April 1968 |4 December 1970 | |
{{interlanguage link|Anatoly Barkovsky|ru|Барковский, Анатолий Александрович}}
|8 January 1971 |7 July 1973 | |
{{interlanguage link|Sergey Astavin|ru|Аставин, Сергей Тимофеевич}}
|7 July 1973 |31 July 1986 | |
{{interlanguage link|Yury Fokin|ru|Фокин, Юрий Евгеньевич}}
|31 July 1986 |2 October 1990 | |
{{interlanguage link|Boris Zenkov|ru|Зенков, Борис Геннадиевич}}
|14 September 1990 |25 December 1991 | |
=Russian Federation to Cyprus (1991–present)=
class="wikitable" |
valign="middle"
!Name !Title !Appointment !Termination !Notes |
{{interlanguage link|Boris Zenkov|ru|Зенков, Борис Геннадиевич}}
|25 December 1991 |18 November 1996 | |
Georgiy Muradov
|18 November 1996 |25 October 1999 | |
{{interlanguage link|Vladimir Pavlinov|ru|Павлинов, Владимир Александрович}}
|31 December 1999 |20 November 2003 | |
{{interlanguage link|Andrei Nesterenko (diplomat)|ru|Нестеренко, Андрей Алексеевич|lt=Andrei Nesterenko }}
|24 November 2003 |11 September 2008 | |
{{interlanguage link|Vyacheslav Shumsky|ru|Шумский, Вячеслав Дмитриевич}}
|11 September 2008 |3 June 2013 | |
Stanislav Osadchiy
|3 June 2013{{cite web|title=Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.06.2013 г. № 544|url=http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/37298|publisher=Kremlin.ru|date=3 June 2013|accessdate=27 September 2019|language=Russian}} |12 September 2022 | |
Murat Zyazikov
|12 September 2022 | | |
References
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