Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kombos arrived in Doha this morning for meetings with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, in a visit described as carrying particular significance given the current regional situation.
Discussions are expected to cover geopolitical developments in the region and energy matters, including Qatar’s presence in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone through QatarEnergy. The visit comes at a sensitive moment in the broader regional crisis and builds on a series of high-level contacts between Nicosia and Doha that have accelerated recently.
President Christodoulides was the first leader to contact the Emir of Qatar after Qatar was struck by Iranian missiles, underscoring the closeness of the relationship the two countries have developed. More recently, the Qatar Embassy in Cyprus issued a statement in Greek, English, and Arabic informing Qatari visitors on the island about travel arrangements — a move read as a clear political message directed primarily at Ankara, carrying particular weight given Qatar’s well-known ties with Turkey.
The two countries have maintained an intensive diplomatic exchange. President Christodoulides visited Qatar in November 2023, followed by the Emir of Qatar’s visit to Cyprus in May 2024. Foreign Minister Kombos visited Doha in November 2024 and participated in the Doha Forum in December 2024 and again in December 2025. He made a further visit to Qatar in August 2025. Qatar’s Deputy Foreign Minister visited Cyprus in January 2026. Since September 2024, Cyprus has made a total of 12 ministerial and high-level visits to Doha.
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