The involvement of the Republic of Cyprus in the situation that prevails in the Middle East is limited to the humanitarian and peacebuilding aspects, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas said on Friday, adding that Nicosia is extremely vigilant.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed concern over Middle East developments in a phone call with recently re-elected Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, reported governmental sources on Wednesday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the phone on Monday. Mitsotakis repeated Israel’s right to self-defense and Gaza’s urgent need for humanitarian aid.
Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis and his Palestinian counterpart Riyadh al-Maliki discussed in a phone call the need to prevent the escalation of the crisis in the Middle East at a regional level, said the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday.
