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 of her contribution to the IMO’s work and “a significant commitment towards the future in advancing pressing legal maritime issues and the shaping international maritime law”, the ministry said.
Markari-Kyriacou is a qualified lawyer who had served the Cyprus maritime administration as a legal officer for over twenty years with extensive experience in drafting and implementing maritime legislation including international conventions, the press release said.
