President Nikos Christodoulides paid tribute to former Cypriot president George Vassiliou following his death, describing him as a leader who expanded Cyprus’s international standing and drove the country’s modernisation. “Cyprus lost a universal citizen who expanded our homeland’s international footprint,” Christodoulides said in a written statement. “On behalf of the state and our people, I … Continue reading President mourns former leader George Vassiliou as ‘universal citizen’