Yesterday 31 March, Estonian Ambassador to Cyprus Karin Rannu presented her credentials to President Nicos Anastasiades. The ambassador resides in Athens, Greece.
In the conversation following the presentation ceremony, Ambassador Rannu and President Anastasiades reaffirmed the good relations between Estonia and Cyprus. They also discussed ways of expanding bilateral cooperation, especially in the digital domain, which interested President Anastasiades. “I am happy to note that Estonia and Cyprus are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this year. We will continue supporting each other in various issues bilaterally, in the EU and beyond,” Ambassador Rannu said.
The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Greece was opened in 1997 and it is celebrating its 25th anniversary in early April. In addition to Greece and Cyprus, the embassy also represents Estonia in Albania.
Ambassador Karin Rannu joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996. She has worked at the Press and Information Department and at the Estonian embassy in Sweden. Karin Rannu has also worked as the Foreign Relations Adviser at the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU in Brussels. Between 2018 and 2020, she was the Brexit Coordinator in Estonia and from 2020 to 2021, she was the Special Representative on Baltic Sea Cooperation. Ambassador Rannu graduated from the University of Tartu with distinction with a degree in history. She speaks English, Swedish, German, Russian, French and Finnish.
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