The French Minister of European Affairs will fly over the Cyprus EEZ in a National Guard helicopter

Defence Redefined

18/09/2020

The situation in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as EU-Turkey relations, in the light of the ongoing Turkish provocation, will be the focus of talks to be held today in Nicosia by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidis and French Minister for European Affairs Clement Bonn.

According to an announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and France within the European Union will be reviewed, with the aim of further strengthening it. Immigration, negotiations on the EU’s future relationship with the United Kingdom, the Multiannual Financial Framework / Recovery Fund, the Conference on the Future of Europe and coordination issues to address the pandemic and its various implications will be discussed.

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After the consultations, Messrs. Christodoulidis and Bonn will make statements to the media at 10:00.

At 10:15, Mr. Bonn is scheduled to meet with the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis.

According to an announcement by MoD, Mr. Bonn will discuss with Minister Charalambos Petridis aspects of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Emphasis will be placed on Turkey’s ongoing challenges and destabilizing actions.

After the meeting scheduled for 11:35, together with the Chief of the National Guard, they will fly over the Cypriot EEZ in a helicopter of the National Guard.

Mr. Bonn will leave in the afternoon for Athens, where he will have a meeting with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Source: CNA

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