Cyprus to Provide Military Aid for Lebanon during FM Visit
Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidess is expected to arrive in Beirut on Tuesday to announce his country's first military aid for the Lebanese army and security services, al-Joumhouria daily reported.
He will meet with senior Lebanese officials including President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, PM Saad Hariri and his Lebanese counterpart Jebran Bassil.
Unnamed sources told the daily the donation includes support for the navy in addition to advanced weapons and ammunition.
It is one of the first grants decided at the Rome 2 conference held on 15 and 16 March in the Italian capital.
Discussions between the Cypriot diplomat and Lebanese officials will also focus on ongoing negotiations to delineate the final borders of the exclusive economic zone disputed between Lebanon and Israel.
The discussions will take into consideration the fact that territorial waters of Cyprus constitute a common border between Lebanon and Israel in the south, and Syria to the north.
The one-day talks will also discuss means of enhancing economic, commercial, tourism and financial cooperation between the two countries.
A number of agreements concerning Mediterranean countries will be signed, said the daily.
Source: Naharnet
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