The involvement of the Republic of Cyprus within the state of affairs created within the Center East is proscribed to the humanitarian and peaceable half, said the Minister of Protection Vassilis Palmas. He additionally said that the Republic of Cyprus is on full alert.
Talking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Nationwide Guard's munitions testing facility at a Camp in Kalavasos, he added that the Republic offers companies to overseas nations to evacuate their nationals from Lebanon, one thing he indicated proves the geostrategic and geopolitical worth of Cyprus.
Requested whether or not a second Greek transport plane might be used to evacuate residents from Lebanon, Mr. Palmas expressed the understanding that if and when essential, there might be an instantaneous response.