Greece and Cyprus upgrade defence cooperation

Greece Defence Minister Nikos Pagiotopoulos and his Cypriot counterpart Savvas Angelides held discussions on improving their defence cooperation involving the Chiefs of Staff of the Greek and Cyprus armed forces. Angelides said the discussions were part of the continuous communication between Greece’s and Cyprus’ Defence Ministries, in the context of the constant and upgraded relationship between the two countries. “We had the opportunity to discuss the progress made as regards a series of issues of common interest, as well as bilateral cooperation on regional security, operational programs and military exercises”, Angelides said. Asked abou…