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Cyprus–Sweden relations are foreign relations betweenCyprus andSweden. The two countries are members of theEU,COE,OSCE andUN.Cyprus has an embassy inStockholm. Sweden has an embassy inNicosia (Cyprus).
On the occasion of Cyprus' declaration of independence on 16 August 1960, Swedish Foreign MinisterÖsten Undén sent a congratulatory telegram to Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Kranidiotis, stating that the Swedish government recognized Cyprus as a sovereign and independent state. He expressed his hope for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. At the same time, congratulatory telegrams were also sent to Cyprus' President, ArchbishopMakarios III, by KingGustaf VI Adolf.[1] In October of the same year, Sweden and Cyprus reached an agreement to establish diplomatic relations.[2][3]
In 1994 Cyprus opened an embassy in Stockholm,[4] while Sweden opened an embassy in Nicosia in 2004.[5]
Eighth bilateral agreements have been concluded between Cyprus and Sweden.[5]
Swedish archeologists and historians visit the island systematically. The most significant project was calledSwedish Cyprus Expedition that took place between September 1927 and March 1931 and was led by three archaeologists: Einar Gjerstad, Erik Sjöqvist and Alfred Westholm together with architect John Lindros.
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