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always acts as a pillar of stability for the wider Eastern Mediterranean region and cooperates with those who share the principles and values of the European Union and beyond, Defence Minister Haralambos Petrides said today.
Speaking at the 1st Cyprus Air Force Conference being held at a beachfront hotel in Larnaca, the Minister said that "this is the first two-day air force conference held in Cyprus, with the participation of more than 13 countries."
"We are acting and looking at the overall dimension, the new technologies and through the experience of foreign countries as well, we see how the intersectorality can be increased but also the future and the future moves and collaborations of the Republic of Cyprus," he said.
He added that "we clearly see that the extroversion of the National Guard is a given, we have concluded agreements with more than 15 countries and it is clear that the National Guard now cooperates with many countries within and outside the European Union."
This, he continued, "is the goal within the framework of always the International Law and the Law of the Sea, so that we can cooperate in the best possible way with all countries. Of course there are huge advantages that we can reap," he said.
In response to a reporter's remark that the holding of the conference sends multiple messages to neighbours, the Defence Minister said that "Turkey's transgression and its provocativeness is a given. We are sticking to diplomacy, we are sticking to international law, we are sticking to what we really have to do, which is to try to exhaust diplomacy."
He also noted that we insist "through our friendly countries to give our signal that we are here for cooperation, we always act as a pillar of stability for the wider Eastern Mediterranean region and we will always cooperate with those who have the principles and values of the European Union and not only."
Source: CNA
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