Cyprus Looks to EU Joint-Defence, Amid Nato Split on Iran

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Nikos Christodouides, President of Cyprus, responded to NATO Chief Mark Rutte's statement that the EU cannot defend without the US, arguing that recent European joint action on the island proves otherwise, according to Euroactive.

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The Middle East crisis has transformed Cyprus into an unexpected laboratory of European defence. Without formal activation of the mutual assistance clause provided for in Article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union, the coordinated response of several Member States has in fact put to the test and strengthened one of the most delicate instruments of the EU security architecture. To support this is the Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, who…

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In January, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told MEPs to "continue dreaming if the EU believes it can defend itself without Washington.