{"id":10252,"date":"2024-05-01T01:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=10252"},"modified":"2024-05-01T01:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:00:35","slug":"cyprus-states-support-for-creation-of-eu-defence-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=10252","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus states support for creation of EU defence commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cyprus-states-support-for-creation-of-eu-defence-commissioner.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday <strong>expressed his support for the creation of a European Union defence commissioner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-2059124037\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1973955884\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-7330734560896-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The idea for the creation of such a post was first put forward by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in February.<br \/>\nShe had told the Munich security conference at the time that \u201cif I were to be the president of the next European Commission, I would have a commissioner for defence.\u201d<br \/>\nThe plan has already won support in the Netherlands and in Italy, with Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren saying, \u201cI think it would be a good idea for the next European Commission to put this very high on the agenda.\u201d<br \/>\nItalian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also gave his backing to the idea, saying \u201cit is a proposal that I absolutely support. <strong>We need to be real actors in foreign policy<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\nChristodoulides on Tuesday added his name to the list of supporters of the idea, saying the creation of such a position will \u201cfurther strengthen the European Union\u2019s defence and security.\u201d<br \/>\nHe added, \u201cwe are one of those member states which believe that the EU\u2019s security and defence should be strengthened even more. We want the Republic of Cyprus through the National Guard to participate in EU missions.\u201d<br \/>\nTo this end, he said his government is \u201cworking together with other states which <strong>share our approach to strengthen the EU\u2019s defence and security sector<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\nSpeaking about Cyprus\u2019 own defence sector, he said the country \u201cproven through very specific actions that it is a pillar of security and stability in the wider Middle East region, an area of particular geostrategic importance.\u201d<br \/>\nAt the same time, he said, \u201cCyprus, as an EU member state, has been under occupation for 50 years. So long as we are under occupation, <strong>strengthening the National Guard will be a top priority for all he Republic of Cyprus\u2019 governments<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\nHe added that the National Guard and its needs, both in terms of infrastructure and equipment, \u201care very high on our list of priorities\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nikos Christodoulides expressed his support for the creation of a European Union defence commissioner. The idea was first proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and has gained support from other countries as well. Christodoulides believes that strengthening the EU&#8217;s defence and security sector is important and that Cyprus should participate in EU missions. He also emphasized the importance of strengthening the National Guard due to Cyprus being under occupation for 50 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1031,2542,8486,3,3530,379,1841,1094,2404,8485,2515,1392,6144,250,3330,415,6403,419,3443,69,655,4279,3331,193,4271,4833,4843,503,4671,3225,827,7967,1358,618,1093],"class_list":["post-10252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-christodoulides","tag-conference","tag-creation","tag-cyprus","tag-defence-minister","tag-eu","tag-european-commission","tag-european-commission-president","tag-european-union","tag-european-union-defence-commissioner","tag-february","tag-foreign-minister","tag-foreign-policy","tag-google","tag-google-news","tag-government","tag-infrastructure","tag-italy","tag-member-states","tag-middle-east","tag-national-guard","tag-netherlands","tag-news","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-occupation","tag-policy","tag-president","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-proposal","tag-republic-of-cyprus","tag-security","tag-state","tag-support","tag-top","tag-ursula-von-der-leyen"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cyprus states support for creation of EU defence commissioner<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"European Union defence commissioner. 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