THE relationship between President Demetris Christofias and Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou is icy, their Cyprus problem philosophies are miles apart and small-townish Christofias feels diminutive next to his aristocratic minister, a confidential 2009 US embassy cable leaked by Wikileaks says.
The cable, dated April 16, was signed by US Ambassador to Cyprus Frank Urbancic and was sent to State Secretary Hillary Clinton ahead of Kyprianou’s visit on April 20.
Meant as a scene-setter, the cable discusses developments in Cyprus and the Cyprus problem, and provides Clinton with background on Kyprianou.
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