France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary Sign Letter of Intent for the Joint Acquisition of the Mistral 3 Ground-Based Air Defense Systems The Minister for the Armed Forces for France, and his counterparts from Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary, on Monday 19 June 2023 signed a Letter ...
BEIRUT, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab asked Friday for an official letter from Cyprus to guarantee the protection of Lebanon's sovereignty amid plans by Israel to begin a gas pipeline that will link it to Cyprus, Greece and Italy. Bou Saab's remarks came during his ...
"The aim of these exercises is to train the border guards to defend the island of Cyprus," Kyriacou said during his meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in the capital Beirut. "The Cypriot Ministry of Defense will issue on Thursday a statement to clarify this matter after...
Overall leadership is exercised by the minister of internal affairs and defense (a civilian), and immediate leadership is exercised by the commander (a Greek general). In 1972 the National Guard consisted of 13,500 men. It includes an army (11,200 men), an air force (four planes, two ...
Cyprus’ Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas and US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander signed the agreement in Nicosia.
cyprus and the united states have signed a defense cooperation framework agreement that outlines ways the two countries can enhance their response to regional humanitarian crises and security concerns, including those arising from climate change. cyprus defense minister vassilis palmas ...
The statement said Cypriot Defence Minister Savvas Angelides also had bilateral meetings with Greece's Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The ministers agreed to hold their next meeting in Israel.
Boosting Cyprus' defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says An example of the U.S. commitment to help Cypriot law enforcement is the decision to bring U.S. prosecutors to Cyprus to help authorities “more effectively prosecute criminals, ...
Europe: CYPRUSDescribes the structure of the Armed Forces in Cyprus. Head of State and Government; National Defense Minister; Commander of the National Guard; Amount of defense budget; Structure of the Maritime Command; Manpower of...
(Placename) an island in the E Mediterranean: ceded to Britain by Turkey in 1878 and made a colony in 1925; became an independent republic in 1960 as a member of the Commonwealth; invaded by Turkey in 1974 following a Greek-supported military coup, leading to the partition of the island....