Palmas and Sisi discuss Cyprus-Egypt defence and security cooperation
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a visit to Egypt for trilateral talks with Greece.
Cairo, Egypt. Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Tuesday morning on strengthening bilateral cooperation in defence and security.
The meeting took place during Palmas’ visit to Egypt for the trilateral meeting of the defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt.
Bilateral relations
According to a post by the defence ministry on X, Palmas reiterated the particular importance Cyprus attaches to further strengthening its close relations with Egypt.
He highlighted the increasingly substantive strategic dimension of bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt in the fields of defence and security, the ministry said.
Trilateral framework
The trilateral framework involving Cyprus, Greece and Egypt includes regular defence cooperation and coordination between the three countries.
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