ISRAEL TO CONDUCT JOINT AIR FORCE DRILLS WITH GREECE, CYPRUS AND EGYPT

Sourced : The Times of Israel Greece’s defense minister says plans are being drawn up for joint air force drills with Cyprus, Israel, Egypt and European countries as part of efforts to bolster stability in the eastern Mediterranean. Panos Kammenos’ remarks Sunday came after a military parade in the Cypriot capital to commemorate the 57th… Continue reading ISRAEL TO CONDUCT JOINT AIR FORCE DRILLS WITH GREECE, CYPRUS AND EGYPT

ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”

Sourced : NY Times By Nick Cumming-Bruce and Andreas Riris Turkey’s president declared on Friday that Turkish troops would remain in Cyprus “forever,” complicating hopes of reuniting the island nation, which has been effectively partitioned since 1974. “Greece is fleeing again from a solution to the Cyprus problem,” the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters… Continue reading ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”

CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS OFFER GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR ISLAND

Sourced : Kathimerini By Michele Kambas It is a dispute that has brought NATO partners Greece and Turkey to the brink of war and confounded generations of diplomats; but Geneva negotiations next week offer the best chance in decades of reuniting the ethnically divided island of Cyprus. On the face of it, the omens are… Continue reading CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS OFFER GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR ISLAND