NICOSIA - Few people are excluded from airport security checks and Ambassadors are not among them, the Foreign Ministry said.
A spokesman made the announcement after a row at Larnaca airport in which the Egyptian ambassador clashed with police when she was refused entry to the departure area to see off members of her family after refusing a security check.
The FM said that EU regulations meant that only a small number of specific government officials and other dignitaries, are not subject to security screening at Cypriot airports.
The President has asked for a full investigation into the matter and the FM has expressed regret over the incident.