Cyprus offers to act as hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza

A man stands on a dock and looks to the sunset at the sea in southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, April 5, 2018. (AP/Petros Karadjias)
A man stands on a dock and looks to the sunset at the sea in southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, April 5, 2018. (AP/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides says the island nation is ready to act as a hub for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Christodoulides tells reporters in Brussels that he pitched to fellow European Union leaders a proposal to establish a “humanitarian aid corridor” linking Cyprus’ main port of Limassol to Gaza.

The Cypriot president says he discussed the idea with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.

Government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis tells The Associated Press that EU leaders “showed interest” in the proposal.

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