US Secretary of State informs President Anastasiades about US decision to lift arms embargo on Cyprus
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades had on Tuesday afternoon a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who informed him of the US decision to lift the embargo imposed in 1987 on Cyprus as regards the sales of non-lethal weapons.
Government Spokesman, Kyriakos Koushos said in a written statement that this development constitutes recognition of Cyprus’ role in the region and indicates the importance which the US and Cyprus attribute to strengthening their bilateral relations particularly in the defence and security area. Moreover, he noted that this is ascertained by the progress being made on these issues after the signing of the Statement of Intent between the Republic of Cyprus and the US on November 6, 2018, by Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and the then US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitch
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Government Spokesman, Kyriakos Koushos said in a written statement that this development constitutes recognition of Cyprus’ role in the region and indicates the importance which the US and Cyprus attribute to strengthening their bilateral relations particularly in the defence and security area. Moreover, he noted that this is ascertained by the progress being made on these issues after the signing of the Statement of Intent between the Republic of Cyprus and the US on November 6, 2018, by Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and the then US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitch
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