Petros Kestoras

Petros Kestoras (Greek: Πέτρος Κέστορας) (born 21 October 1957 in Kato Zodhia)[1] is a Cypriot diplomat and former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to the Russian Federation.[2]

Petros Kestoras presents his Letters of Credence to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.

Educated at the University of Padua with a degree in political sciences (international politics), Kestoras worked in various positions of the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cyprus and abroad until his first ambassadorial appointment in 2002 as the Ambassador of Cyprus to the People's Republic of China. He held the post until July 2007, when he returned to Cyprus to head the European Union department of the Foreign Ministry, and in September 2008 he took up the post of Ambassador of Cyprus to Russia.[1]

In November 2016, he became an ambassador in Poland[3] and in March 2017 – in Lithuania.[4]

Kestoras speaks English, Greek, Italian and French.[1]

References
  1. "Curriculum vitae". Embassy of Cyprus in Moscow. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  2. Список руководителей дипломатических и консульских представительств зарубежных государств в России (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 2 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  3. "Listy uwierzytelniające od nowych ambasadorów". prezydent.pl (in Polish). The President of Poland. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. "The President received letters of credence from the Ambassador of Cyprus". lrp.lt. The President of Lithuania. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020.


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