Military exercise “Demetra 2012” wraps up successfully
The annual military exercise “Demetra 2012” that took place throughout the free areas of Cyprus, with the participation of all National Guard branches, was concluded on Sunday with success. According to an official announcement, the military exercise, that resumed last Thursday, was coordinated by the National Guard General Staff, proving the good level of preparedness [...]
THERE could be light at the end of the tunnel for relations between the Defence Ministry and aggrieved Greek nationals, after the two parties met on Monday to discuss the contested issue of National Guard (NG) conscription. Defence Minister Demetris Eliades met the leadership of the Greek Nationals’ Clubs Federation in Cyprus (OSEK) in an [...]
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Cyprus and France have signed an agreement of cooperation between their armed forces for 2012, Demetris Eliades said on Tuesday, the 24th of January. Eliades met with French Deputy Chief of Staff Admiral Philippe Combes, who paid an official visit to Cyprus at the invitation of Cyprus’ National Guard Chief, Lieutenant-General Stylianos Nasis. Describing the [...]
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French Army deputy chief of staff Philippe Combes is set to visit Cyprus at the invitation of National Guard chief Stylianos Nasis to develop cooperation between Cyprus and France on defence issues. Combes and Nasis are expected to discuss various defence cooperation issues and sign a programme of bilateral cooperation for 2012 between the armed [...]
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THE DEFENCE Ministry and National Guard will take on the duties assigned to them during Cyprus’ EU Presidency six months earlier than other ministries. Defence Minister Demetris Eliades said yesterday the ministry and NG were ready to take on duties and responsibilities arising from the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council from January 1, 2012, [...]
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THE Defence Ministry today announced that more than half of the obsolete munitions that were being stored in a base near the residential area of Palodia have been destroyed. According to today’s statement, 120,869 of 223,845 40mm BOFORS rounds, which the ministry described as “a safety security problem that was pending for decades” have been [...]
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The intention of strengthening Cyprus with new warships in order to exercise oversight of its EEZ under the light of research for hydrocarbons, creates a controversy in Cyprus. According to an article from the Cypriot newsite maxhnews.com there is already a proposal on the table from Israel for the procurement of two ships, reportedly reiterated [...]
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EREVAN. – A delegation from the Personnel and Education Departments of the Cypriot National Guard arrived in Armenia on Monday. The delegation will be in Armenia until Friday, MOD Public Relations Department informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. Head of MOD Personnel and Military Education Department received the Cypriot delegation, during which the parties discussed matters of bilateral [...]
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Defence Minister Demetris Eliades pledged the government’s aim is to “to make the National Guard a modern, flexible army of European standards”. Addressing new army recruits, Eliades told them that by entering the Special Forces unit voluntarily, they “contribute to the country”. “Our aim is to make the National Guard a modern, flexible army of [...]
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The Turkish MIT arrested a Greek Cypriot soldier, serving in a key post in the National Guard. The soldier went to the occupied part of Cyprus for shopping, where a staged case of theft from a store was set up against him. The soldier was interrogated for 24 hours and eventually they proposed him that [...]
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