Šutanovac: Cyprus supports Serbia
Cyprus is supporting Serbia’s position regarding Kosovo, stated Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac on Wednesday.
Thursday, 11.02.2010.
09:33
Cyprus is supporting Serbia’s position regarding Kosovo, stated Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac on Wednesday. He was meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia. Sutanovac: Cyprus supports Serbia The minister said that he had received assurances that Cyprus was supporting Serbia's position on Kosovo not only because of friendly relations, but also because they were convinced that this was the way to defending principles of the modern world, international law and UN system. Pointing out that Cyprus had a similar problem, Sutanovac noted that Serbia had unselfish and unconditional support of the country and its president in the European integrations. As during the previous meeting with Cypriot Defense Minister Costas Papacostas, he spoke to Christofias about cooperation in the defense sector, which should be expanded. According to the Serbian defense minister, Serbia has offered education to Cypriot officers at its Military Academy and Military Medical Academy (VMA). Serbian and Cypriot special units have already had joint training which will be continued and visits of cadets and officers have also been agreed, it was announced. Sutanovac and Papacostas signed an agreement on cooperation between the two countries in the area of defense, and the Serbian minister told reporters that Serbia was grateful for the principled position that Cyprus had on Kosovo. He repeated Serbia’s stance regarding Cyprus was that the only correct approach was diplomatic, through negotiations and searching for a solution within the Helsinki Charter, international legal order and UN resolutions. Sutanovac also placed a wreath at the monument at the military cemetery in Nicosia, where Cypriot soldiers killed in the Turkish invasion in 1974 were buried. After the invasion, Cyprus lost control of over 36.2 percent of its territory.
Šutanovac: Cyprus supports Serbia
The minister said that he had received assurances that Cyprus was supporting Serbia's position on Kosovo not only because of friendly relations, but also because they were convinced that this was the way to defending principles of the modern world, international law and UN system.Pointing out that Cyprus had a similar problem, Šutanovac noted that Serbia had unselfish and unconditional support of the country and its president in the European integrations.
As during the previous meeting with Cypriot Defense Minister Costas Papacostas, he spoke to Christofias about cooperation in the defense sector, which should be expanded.
According to the Serbian defense minister, Serbia has offered education to Cypriot officers at its Military Academy and Military Medical Academy (VMA).
Serbian and Cypriot special units have already had joint training which will be continued and visits of cadets and officers have also been agreed, it was announced.
Šutanovac and Papacostas signed an agreement on cooperation between the two countries in the area of defense, and the Serbian minister told reporters that Serbia was grateful for the principled position that Cyprus had on Kosovo.
He repeated Serbia’s stance regarding Cyprus was that the only correct approach was diplomatic, through negotiations and searching for a solution within the Helsinki Charter, international legal order and UN resolutions.
Šutanovac also placed a wreath at the monument at the military cemetery in Nicosia, where Cypriot soldiers killed in the Turkish invasion in 1974 were buried.
After the invasion, Cyprus lost control of over 36.2 percent of its territory.
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