For the first time a Cypriot has been elected to the position of Vice Chair of the International Maritime Organisation, the deputy ministry of shipping announced on Wednesday.
In a press release the ministry said the election of its Legal Affairs Director Lydia Markari-Kyriacou to the post had been unanimous by IMO member states during the legal committee’s 112th session, currently taking place in London.
Markari-Kyriacou’s nomination was a recognition
