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A ceremony was held today, at
the Presidential Palace, for the signing, at military level, of the Letter of
Intent, between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus and the US
National Guard of the State of New Jersey, which inaugurated the inclusion of
the Armed Forces of the Republic of Cyprus in the State Partnership Program
(SPP).
The Letter of Intent was signed
by the Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis
and the Adjutant General of the National Guard of the State of New Jersey,
Brigadier General Lisa J. Hou, in the presence of the Minister of Defence of
the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Michalis Giorgallas, and the Ambassador of the
United States of America to Cyprus, Ms Julie Fisher, as part of an official
visit to Cyprus, by New Jersey Officials from the 28th to the 30th of March 2023.
The ceremony was attended by
the former Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Charalambos
Petrides, the political and military leadership, high-ranking Officials of
the State of New Jersey, as well as by the Principal Director for Europe and
NATO Policy of the US Office of the Secretary of Defense, Mr Andrew L.
Winternitz.
Through the State Partnership
Program, the cooperation between the New Jersey National Guard and the Cyprus
National Guard is initiated, which aims to develop expertise and capabilities
in specific military fields, including communications and intelligence, cyber
defence, military medical procedures, explosive ordnance disposal, military
police procedures, training and leadership development, support to disaster
response, and search and rescue.
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