Cyprus Ready to Start Emergency Evacuation Plan From Lebanon
- EU member has received requests from more than 10 countries
- President comments in interview with Bloomberg Television
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Cyprus has received requests from more than 10 nations to help with an emergency evacuation of their citizens from Lebanon if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to the country’s president.
The eastern Mediterranean nation and European Union member — which is about 25 minutes by air from Lebanon — stands ready to trigger such an evacuation plan, Nikos Christodoulides said Wednesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television. He said some countries had already moved diplomatic staff to Cyprus and cited the country’s previous experience in taking in people fleeing the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006.