It includes a number of actions, which will be carried out both in Cyprus and in the USA, with which the bilateral military cooperation is further strengthened.
The first Bilateral Defense Cooperation Program (PDAS) for the year 2023, between the National Guard of Cyprus and the Armed Forces of the United States of America (USA) was signed on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at the headquarters of the General Staff of the National Guard.
According to a relevant announcement published on the website of the National Guard, the PDAS was signed on the part of the National Guard, the director of the 4th branch of the National Guard, colonel Loukas Hatzikonstantas, and on the part of the US Armed Forces, the US Defense Attaché (AKAM) in Cyprus Republic (KD), Colonel Roger Bowman.
The Program, which is part of a wider network of bilateral and multilateral military collaborations developed by the National Guard, in accordance with the directions of the Ministry of Defense, includes a number of actions, which will be carried out both in Cyprus and in the USA, which further strengthen the bilateral military cooperation.
At the same time, it is a confirmation of the constant upgrading of military cooperation between the two countries, especially during 2022.
It is noted that the signing of the PDAS follows the mutual support agreement in matters of Administrative Care (Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement – ACSA), which was signed on September 19, 2022, the ratification of the inclusion of Cyprus in the State Partnership Program, for which it is expected to be signed relevant agreement within 2023 with the State of New Jersey, as well as the recent decision to completely lift the arms embargo to Cyprus.
In the same announcement, it is noted that in the context of the signing of the program, on Tuesday, January 03, 2023, the head of the National Guard, Lt. Gen. Dimokritos Zervakis, met at the General Headquarters of the Greek Armed Forces, with the AKAM of the USA, colonel Roger Bowman, where there was a brief review of the of cooperation developed during 2022, the actions included in the 2023 MAP were discussed, but also in general the course of upgrading the relations between the two countries.
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