{"id":2251,"date":"2017-12-14T14:11:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T15:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/cyprus-egypt-and-greece-sign-deal-to-boost-maritime-security\/"},"modified":"2017-12-14T14:11:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T15:11:29","slug":"cyprus-egypt-and-greece-sign-deal-to-boost-maritime-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/cyprus-egypt-and-greece-sign-deal-to-boost-maritime-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus, Egypt and Greece sign deal to boost maritime security"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Defense ministers from Cyprus, Egypt and Greece have signed an agreement to bolster maritime security as the east Mediterranean faces growing challenges ranging from people trafficking to terrorism-related activities.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe three ministers gathered in Laranca, a city on the southern coast of Cyprus, for the first three-way talks on Thursday to agree to share intelligence on countering the threat of terrorism and to step up cooperation in combating drug, weapons and people trafficking in the region.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of their agreement, the officials said a coordinating body would be set up to oversee joint special forces drills aimed at protecting vital sea lanes in the eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

\n\tCypriot Defense Minister Christoforos Fokaides said the talks were based on a growing need for more cooperation over increasing security challenges in the region.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe more uncertain the geopolitical environment around us, the greater the need for predictable partners and policies,\u201d Fokaides said.<\/p>\n

\n\tEgyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi also highlighted the demand for \u201ccooperation\u201d in the volatile region which includes the Suez Canal through which much of the West’s oil and trade passes.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe said a key element of the joint work to head off potential threats to security was intelligence sharing between the three countries.<\/p>\n

\n\tGreek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said the cooperation could cut off vital income sources for terrorist groups operating in the region.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTrafficking in drugs, weapons and people finances radicalism and terrorism,\u201d Kammenos said, adding, \u201cDefense cooperation will ensure the security of shipping and the search for hydrocarbons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Greek official said the trilateral cooperation could expand to include other neighboring countries, adding that the defense ministers will meet again in the first half of next year.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe maritime cooperation agreement comes following five rounds of meetings between the leaders of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus over the past two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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