Cyprus and Egypt have completed the S&R training “CYPEGYP-01/17”, which featured Cyprus aviation and Egyptian ship and were conducted South of Cyprus.
The Ministry of Defence stated that the management of the aeronavigational systems was taken by the Rescue centre in Larnaca,
Later, the Minister of Defence Mr. Christoforos Fokaides visited the Egyptian ship. He said that the current training event forms part of the bilateral military cooperation agreement between Egypt and Cyprus.