From 28 March to 1 April 2022, the Chief of the Armed Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Lieutenant General Osama Askar, accompanied by a military delegation, will pay an official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of the Chief of the National Guard (CF), Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis.
On 29 March 2022, Lieutenant General Osama Askar visited the Presidential Palace, where he was received by the President of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) Mr. Dimitrios Dimitrios Zerafakis.
Subsequently, the official reception ceremony took place at the General Headquarters of the General Staff of the National Guard (GNF), after which private meetings were held, first with the Minister of Defence and then with the Chief of the National Guard. During the private meeting of the two Chiefs, the current developments in An.
The visit to the General Headquarters of the General Staff also included a briefing on the mission, operational capabilities and challenges faced by the AF, as well as extended talks between the delegations of the two countries, which included a review of defence cooperation at the strategic level.
The visit to the General Headquarters of the General Staff also included a briefing on the mission, operational capabilities and challenges faced by the AF, as well as extended talks between the delegations of the two countries, including a review of defence cooperation at the strategic level. In this context, the common challenges faced by the two countries were acknowledged and the intention to further deepen cooperation in other areas of mutual interest was recorded, both in the framework of the bilateral programme of defence cooperation between the RoC and Egypt and the corresponding trilateral programme with Greece.
Afterwards, Lieutenant General Askar visited the Makedonitissa Military Cemetery, where after receiving a brief briefing on the history of the mound and the Noratlas aircraft located in the cemetery, he laid a wreath paying tribute to the memory of those who died in the struggle for the freedom of the RoC.
During the rest of his stay in Cyprus, the Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces will attend operational activities at formations and commands of the Armed Forces, while he will pay an informative visit to the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (RSRC). Finally, the programme includes visits to historical and cultural sites.
The visit of the Chief of Defence Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt is part of the wide network of international cooperation that the National Guard has developed with the respective forces of friendly and allied countries, in order to contribute to the consolidation of security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The visit of the Chief of Defence Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt is part of the wide network of international cooperation that the National Guard has developed with the respective forces of friendly and allied countries, with the aim of contributing to the consolidation of security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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