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A coordinated air military operation by aircraft of the USA, France and the UK, against specific targets in Syria, took place in the early morning hours today. The operation, which has been completed, appears to be similar with the one that took place in April 2017.

Cyprus did not have any participation in this operation and conditions of full security exist in our country.

The Authorities of the Republic of Cyprus have been monitoring the situation from the first moment, however, Cyprus did not receive any prior briefing. The airspace (of Cyprus) was not used and neither its F.I.R. or its air corridors have been affected for this operation.

We hope that it will subsequently be possible for military operations to be avoided in Syria and that sources of danger in this neighboring country will be addressed with peaceful means and through dialogue.

(RM/II)