Cyprus to help Lebanon build Mediterranean Sea rescue center

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ Defence Ministry says the island nation will help Lebanon build a search-and-rescue center for responding to emergencies off its Mediterranean Sea coastline.

A Defence Ministry statement says Cypriot officials will provide Lebanese authorities with training, technical know-how and financial assistance for the center.

The statement says the center will help boost cooperation between the countries on maritime security in the east Mediterranean.

The announcement was made Thursday after Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides held talks in Cyprus’ capital, Nicosia, with his Lebanese counterpart, Yaacoub Sarraf.

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