US EditionFrench President Macron to visit Cyprus as France deploys warships
France deploys Charles de Gaulle carrier, frigate, and air defense units to Cyprus to reinforce maritime security and aid repatriation of nearly 400,000 European nationals, officials said.
- Sending the Charles de Gaulle, France is deploying warships to Cyprus as Macron visits on Monday after a drone attack on a British base.
- As the war enters its second week, the US-Israel war with Iran triggered attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly 20 percent of global crude oil and LNG transit.
- In Paphos, Macron will meet Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to show solidarity, while Konstantinos Letymbiotis said they will assess a `high level of coordination` with UK and Italy warships present.
- The Cyprus meeting will focus on safety and repatriation of European nationals, as nearly 400,000 French nationals are in affected areas and at least 4,300 have returned.
- Amid rising tensions, Macron said `Qatar and France share the same conviction: beyond the clamour of arms, lasting stability for all must come through de-escalation and negotiation` and emphasized France's defensive support, including air assets benefitting Qatar.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Cyprus. The visit on Monday comes days after France dispatched a warship to the east Mediterranean island nation amid the Iran war.
Macron to visit Cyprus after island struck by Iranian-made drones
The French president will meet with his counterparts from Cyprus and Greece after Iranian-made drones targeted Cyprus, prompting him to deploy France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean.
The President of the Republic is due to visit Cyprus on Monday 9 March. He must "witness to the solidarity of France", after the strikes on this EU state. - War in the Middle East: why Emmanuel Macron is going to Cyprus this Monday (International).
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said. French warships are also en route to the Mediterranean after Cyprus was targeted by drone attacks a few days ago. Macron will meet Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Paphos.
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