UAE signs joint defense agreement with Cyprus - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Jan 13, 2021

Cyprus' Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides (R) meets with his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan, in the capital, Nicosia, on Oct. 1, 2020. — ETIENNE TORBEY/AFP via Getty Images

The United Arab Emirates and Cyprus signed a defense cooperation agreement yesterday in the latest partnership between the Gulf country and a Mediterranean country.

UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi signed the agreement during a videoconference with Cyprus’ Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides on Tuesday.

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