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Cyprus to assist Lebanon with 5 million, opens up ports, airports and air base
August 10, 2020
President Anastasiades announced a 5 million euro assistance to Lebanon, following the August 4 deadly explosion and opened up the country’s ports and airports, as well as the ‘Andreas Papandreou’ air base to UNIFIL (UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon) and the international community.
The President addressed an international donor video conference on Lebanon, following an initiative by the UN and French President Emanuel Macron.
In a written statement, government spokesman Kyriakos Kousios said that during his conference address, President Anastasiades stressed how Cyprus stands in solidarity with Lebanon and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, wishing speedy recovery to the injured.