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Official: US to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo in Security Boost

Official: US to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo in Security Boost

Friday, 18 January 2019 10:40 AM EST

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' foreign minister says he's optimistic that the U.S. will soon start lifting a decades-old arms embargo because Washington acknowledges the island nation's contribution to bolstering stability and security in the east Mediterranean.

Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides told The Associated Press on Friday that Washington sees the "added value" of allowing Cyprus to acquire military equipment that would help enhance its capabilities to boost regional security.

Christodoulides said he has conveyed to his Russian counterpart that stronger ties with Washington shouldn't be interpreted as "prejudicial" to Cyprus' relations with any other country. He said Cyprus' foreign policy doesn't engage in a "zero-sum game."

Christodoulides said the U.S. and some European Union countries are keen to join energy-based partnerships that Cyprus has established with neighboring countries including Egypt, Jordan and Israel.

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