The Minister of Defence, Mr. Michael Yiorgallas, who is in Stockholm for the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers of the European Union, made the following statement to the media today:
"I participated in the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers of the European Union organised by the Swedish Presidency. We had the opportunity to be briefed by the Ukrainian Minister of Defence on the latest developments in Ukraine.
There was an exchange of views among Member States on the prospects for EU support to Ukraine by providing materials to meet its immediate needs.
As Cyprus, we assured that we will continue our full support and solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
As Cyprus, we assured that we will continue our full support and solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. We noted our willingness to contribute and provide support to Ukraine to the extent of our capabilities through our support to Operation EUMAM Ukraine.
At the working lunch, we had the opportunity to exchange views on broader security and defence issues in the periphery of Europe, in the presence of the NATO Secretary General, the UN Deputy Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations and representatives of the European Parliament.
On the sidelines of the Summit, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with a number of my counterparts from EU Member States with which the Republic of Cyprus has bilateral defence cooperation agreements, with the Executive Director of the European Defence Agency, Mr. Jiří Šedivý, with whom I exchanged views on issues of cooperation in the development of research and innovation capabilities and with the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix".
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