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Germany and Cyprus to step up defence co-operation
March 6, 2019
Cyprus aspires to see the Eastern Mediterranean transformed from an area of instability and geopolitical uncertainty into a region of stability and prosperity, Defence Minister Savvas Angelides said on Tuesday.
Speaking after talks with Germany’s Federal Minister of Defence, Ursula von der Leyen, in Nicosia on an official visit, Angelides said the latest international developments and geopolitical changes in the wider region have created a political situation that is particularly unpredictable and fluid, making the security environment more complex.
The two countries agreed on Tuesday to enhance their cooperation concerning projects in the framework of the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (Pesco). The ministers underlined their willingness to strengthen relations in the fields of security and defence.