President Nicos Anastasiades has appointed the members of the new National Geostrategic Council, and the Energy Council.
The Cyprus Mail reports that Michalis Attalides, rector of the University of Nicosia will head the National Geostrategic Council, and will be tasked with assessing regional and international politics and advising the President on matters of foreign policy.
The Energy Council will be led by Dr. Andreas Poullikkas, professor of Power Systems at the Cyprus University of Technology (TEPAK).
Other members comprising the geostrategic council are: Petros Zarounas International Relations expert; Kalliopi Agapiou Iosifidou, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Cyprus and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair for 2001; Antonis Stylianou Lecturer of law and Head of the law department at University of Nicosia; Elena Stavrou Doctor in Middle Eastern studies; Christos Iakovou Head of the Cyprus Centre for Studies; Nicos Moudouros, Doctor in Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies; Theodoros Tsakiris Assistant Professor in Geopolitics and Hydrocarbons at the University of Nicosia; Constantinos Adamides Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of Nicosia; Niyazi Kizilyurek Assistant Professor of Turkish Studies at the University of Cyprus; Marios Efthimiopoulos Doctor in Strategic Policy; Costas Constantinou Professor of International Studies and Head of the Sociological and Political Studies at the University of Cyprus; Christodoulos Pelagias Doctor in Political Studies and Law; Michalis Kontos Political Scientist and International Relations expert; and Manouk Yildidjian, Turkish Studies expert.
For the Energy Council, the President has appointed: Giorgos Georgiou Assistant Professor and Head of the Centre for Sustainable Energy at the University of Cyprus; Odysseas Christou Assistant Professor of Governance, International Law and International Relations at the University of Cyprus; Marios Valiantis Head of the Centre for Green Energy of the University of Nicosia; Avraam Georgiou Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Information Systems at TEPAK, and Georgios Boustras Dean of the Business Administration Department at the European University.
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