ArmInfo. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory telegram to the head of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis on his reelection to the post of the President of the country, according to the press service of Armenian head of state.
"Armenia attaches importance to the permanent strengthening of the Armenian-Cypriot interstate relations both in bilateral and multilateral format, which is certainly facilitated by high-level visits and active political dialogue, which is a good tradition for our countries we will promote mutually beneficial cooperation for the benefit of our countries and peoples, "Sargsyan's congratulatory telegram reads. The current president of Cyprus, the candidate from the center-right party DISI Nikos Anastasiadis won on February 4 in the second round of presidential elections. As the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country reported after the vote count, Anastassiadis scored 55.99% of the vote, his rival Stavros Malas from the left-wing ACEL party was supported by 44.01% of voters was 73.97%. Officially, the name of the elected president will be announced at a special ceremony at the Thassos Papadopoulos stadium at 22:00 (23:00 Moscow time). The new head of state will enter office on February 28. The first round of elections was held on January 28. Then Anastassiadis took first place, gaining about 40% of the vote. The head of Cyprus is elected for a five-year term.