The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis and the Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas took stock of the defence cooperation between the two countries, during a meeting held on last Friday, in the framework of the two-day visit of General Choupis, to Cyprus, at the invitation of Lieutenant General Tsitsikostas. A press release by the Cyprus National Guard also notes that the two men took decisions on current issues concerning coordination matters. Moreover, they highlighted areas for further strengthening their cooperation at an operational level. They also discussed current developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, as well as issues related to security and stability in the wider region. The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff visited the Tomb of Makedonitissa, a military cemetery and war memorial in Nicosia, dedicated to those who were killed during the Turkish invasion of 1974. General Choupis l aid there a wreath and then visited the National Guard Headquarters. He also met with the Minister of Defence, Vasilis Palmas, and the Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus. He visited, among others, the Hellenic Force in Cyprus and the Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center where he was briefed on their mission and their work. Source: Cyprus News Agency
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