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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-02-10
CONTENTS
[01] CYPRUS - SERBIA - DEFENCE AGREEMENT
[01] CYPRUS - SERBIA - DEFENCE AGREEMENT
Cyprus Minister of Defence Costas Papacostas and his Serbian
counterpart Dragan Sutanovac have signed an agreement to enhance
cooperation between the armed forces of their respective countries.
Speaking after the signing of the agreement, Minister Papacostas said
that the main aim is to reinforce cooperation, inter alia, in training
and peace missions. The agreement provides for the exchange of military
staff, participation of officers from the two countries in training
programmes and joint military drills.
It is very important to send officers to Serbia, and it is also very
important for Cypriot military personnel to attend Serbias war academy.
Papacostas thanked Sutanovac for his visit to Cyprus and commended the
long standing friendship between the two countries.
On his part, Sutanovac expressed his satisfaction for the signing of
the agreement and thanked Cyprus for the support it affords Serbia on
several issues that concern his country. In addition, he expressed the
support of Serbia towards Cyprus President Demetris Christofias for his
effort to find a solution to the Cyprus problem. Serbia supports the
efforts of Cyprus President in the ongoing process, to find a solution
of the Cyprus problem, based on UN resolutions and the international
law, he stressed.
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