Defence Minister informed Foreign Affairs Council about humanitarian aid sent by Cyprus to Ukraine

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides participated in a discussion on the EU`s Strategic Compass, as well as on the latest developments on the ground in Ukraine, during a joint meeting of EU Foreign and Defence Ministers in the framework of the Foreign Affairs Council which was held on Monday in Brussels.

Petrides underlined in a statement after the meeting that “once again we unequivocally condemned the Russian invasion and expressed our support for the unity, independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.”

“In this context, I informed my partners about the dispatch already on behalf of Cyprus of the first humanitarian aid package of €1 million,” he added.

Source: Cyprus News Agency