Military cooperation with Egypt

Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides signed a bilateral military cooperation programme with his Egyptian counterpart Seki Sobhi, in Cairo, on Monday.

It is the first official visit of a Cypriot defence minister to Egypt.

Fokaides and Sobhi had a tête-à-tête meeting on Monday morning followed by a meeting with the two countries` delegations.

Talks focused on dealing with security challenges in the region and in particular with the terrorism threat and the immigration crisis.

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