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Lebanon demands clarification from Cyprus for Israeli exercises

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Jun 2022 16:45
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Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib objects to Israeli media reports saying the Israeli exercises in Cyprus are aimed against his country, and the Cypriot ambassador denies said reports.

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Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib received the Cypriot ambassador, Panayiotis Kyriacou, to ask for clarifications over the joint military exercises with the Israeli occupation.

"Bou Habib objected to Israeli media reports that [the exercises] are targeted at Lebanon," the foreign ministry statement read, noting that the Cypriot ambassador to Beirut denied the reports.

"The Cypriot ambassador affirmed that the Israeli exercises are aimed at training the border guard to defend Cyprus," the statement added.

The Cypriot ministry of defense "will issue an explanatory statement [on Thursday] following the conclusion of the military exercises," Kyriacou said.

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