A multinational civil-military cooperation exercise entitled "ARGONAYTES 2022" will take place from 16 to 20 May 2022 in the maritime, air and land space of the Republic of Cyprus.
The exercise, which was postponed in the previous two years due to the pandemic, is carried out in cooperation between the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Defence Force and the Rescue Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, with the planning and coordination of the General Staff, while a number of state institutions and services will participate in various phases. The Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Greece, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the USA and Israel are participating in this year's exercise.
In the framework of the exercise, the Special National Plans (SNP) "ESTIA" and "TEYKROS" will be implemented, concerning the reception of civilians from neighbouring areas, as well as the response to Search and Rescue incidents within the area of responsibility of the Republic of Cyprus.
Phase 1 of the exercise will take place from 16 to 20 May 2022 and will involve a map exercise of the States participating in the informal NEO CG (Non-combatant Evacuation Operations Coordination Group) on the implementation of the procedure for the evacuation of civilians from a neighbouring country in crisis and their repatriation.
Phase 2 (17-19 May), which will be executed for the first time, is a paper-based exercise and implementation of the ESO "ESTA", with a civilian evacuation scenario from a crisis area. This phase will take place in the port of Limassol.
The 3rd phase of the exercise, which will take place in the context of the Distinguished Visitors' Day (DVDay), will take place on 20 May in a maritime area south of Cyprus and will involve the implementation of the EUS "TEYKROS", with a scenario to deal with a serious maritime accident on the high seas. This particular phase will be attended by distinguished visitors, diplomats and observers from abroad from the "ZION" Coordination Centre.
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