The Minister of
Defence, Mr Photis Photiou, after a joint exercise, held
today, by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Cyprus and the State of Israel,
named “ONISILOS-Gideon”, made the following statements to the
press:
“This planned
activity was conducted in the framework of the annual cooperation program
between the two countries. It took place within the Nicosia FIR and the areas of
Vassilikos and Pafos airport, and it was very successful.
I repeat that this
activity was planned several months ago.
I want to thank my
counterpart, the Minister of Defense of Israel for the excellent cooperation, as
well as congratulate the staff involved in the organization and execution of
this exercise.
The relations
between Cyprus and Israel are entering a new phase. I am confident that the
strategic dialogue that commenced several months ago will yield
benefits for both countries and will continue in all sectors, including that of
energy security”.
