Egypt’s defense minister says chances for a Mideast peace deal have been diminished after the US government’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem.
Sedki Sobhi says talks with his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaides focus on ways in which the two countries can step up cooperation to deal with common challenges including terrorism and illegal migration.
Sobhi says “the chances to settle the Palestinian issue have declined, particularly after the US decision to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.”
Fokaides says Egypt is a key country for regional stability and that Cyprus is urging is fellow European Union member states to give the country “greater, more substantial and tangible” support.
He says joint training and military drills are planned for next year.
The two countries also sign a cooperation agreement on offshore search and rescue operations.
Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos will join both men for three-way talks later in the day.
— AP
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