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| Cyprus' Defense Minister Christoforos Fokaides (center), Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos (right), and Egyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi (left) in Cyprus on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. |
Dec 14, 2017, 9:54 AM ET
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS LARNACA, CyprusThe defense ministers of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece agreed Thursday to step up cooperation in combating drug, weapons and people trafficking in the east Mediterranean and to share information on countering the threat of terrorism.
Cypriot Defense Minister Christoforos Fokaides and his Egyptian and Greek counterparts Sedki Sobhi and Panos Kammenos said that they're also setting up a coordinating body to oversee joint special forces drills geared toward protecting vital sea lanes in the eastern Mediterranean.
