Cyprus Mail
Cyprus

UK defence minister revives idea of Cyprus corridor

aid brits
Aid being loaded onto the RFA Lyme Bay in Larnaca for Gaza

British Defence Minister Grant Shapps revived the idea of a humanitarian aid corridor between Cyprus and Gaza on Tuesday.

Speaking in the British Parliament on the matter of humanitarian aid being transported to Gaza, he said “although we have convinced the Israelis to open the Kerem Shalom land crossing, we desperately need it to open the port of Ashdod as well.”

As we have discussed with the Cypriots, we could then create a humanitarian aid route from Cyprus directly to Ashdod and directly to Gaza via Kerem Shalom,” he said.

He added that he has made two visits to Cyprus in recent months, among other visits to the wider region.

 

Follow the Cyprus Mail on Google News

Related Posts

Woman dead after being run over

Staff Reporter

92% say Gesy improved quality of life

Staff Reporter

North to import meat from Netherlands

Tom Cleaver

Cypriot small businesses to benefit from €10,000 innovation vouchers

Kyriacos Nicolaou

‘Inhuman and degrading treatment of migrants in Cyprus’

Andria Kades

EU countries adopt joint position on migration and Syria

Tom Cleaver