Defence Minister Haralambos Petridis is paying an official visit to Serbia today, at the invitation of his counterpart Milos Vucevic.
The two Defence Ministers held discussions on relations between the two countries in the field of Defence and Security, current developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider Western Balkans region, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Petrides expressed the support of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus for Serbia's accession course to the European Union.
In addition to the meeting with Mr. Milos Vucevic, the Minister held meetings with the President of the Serbian National Assembly Mr. Vladimir Orlić and Foreign Minister Mr. Ivica Dacic.
In all meetings, Mr. Petrides briefed on the security situation in Cyprus, with emphasis on the increasing Turkish provocativeness which is a source of instability.
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