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Little island, big personality

Lana Buu, this year's The Freshman columnist, was mightily impressed, when she met Andreas Kakouris, the ambassador of Cyprus.

At the Cypriot embassy, we asked about the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the current United Nations peacekeeping forces in Cyprus. We impressed the information minister and got the chance to talk to Ambassador Andreas Kakouris.

Ambassador Kakouris spoke with us for half an hour on the history of Cyprus, its role in the European Union and his personal feelings on Turkey vying for a place in the EU. After our fascinating discussion, we took a picture with the ambassador that I now proudly have framed next to my desk.

Here's the full account.

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