Cyprus wants to be a bigger help in the world. The country wants to solve problems between other countries. President Nikos Christodoulides is leading this work. Cyprus will soon lead the European Union. This is a good chance to talk about big world problems.
Cyprus is in a good place. It is between Europe and the Middle East. This helps its work. Cyprus recently had a meeting for small European countries. Next week, Cyprus will lead the EU Council. It will do this for six months. This is a big chance for talking and helping.
Cyprus helped a woman named Elizabeth Tsurkov. She was kept in Iraq. Cyprus helped her go home safely. This showed Cyprus can help in a fair way. President Christodoulides wants to do more like this. He also offered to help free prisoners from Lebanon.
Cyprus and Lebanon agreed on their sea borders. This can help them find energy. But some groups in Lebanon are not happy. They think the agreement is not allowed. Past tries to fix sea borders were also hard.
Cyprus also wants better talks with Israel. Israel is a strong country. Cyprus is part of the West. Working with Israel means knowing what Israel wants. Israel usually wants much in return. Problems in the region make this work harder.
Cyprus must show it is a good country. Its place and its wish to help are good. But Cyprus must be smart. It must work well with the Middle East and others. How well Cyprus does will show if it can be important in the world.