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Cyprus is committed to expanding defense ties with the US, says its president

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Cyprus is committed to expanding defense ties with the US , says its president.

Nikos Christodoulides says his government's "clear foreign policy orientation" has resulted in deepening the Cyprus - U.S. strategic partnership.

A centerpiece of that security cooperation is the U.S.-funded center for port and maritime security known by its acronym CYCLOPS .

Chevron is expected to complete fine-tuning a revised development plan for its Aphrodite gas field, estimated to hold around 4.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. “As the first gas from the Aphrodite is directed to the market, this automatically makes Cyprus a gas seller, which is extremely important not only in monetary terms but also for geopolitical reasons,” said Christodoulides ..