The Egyptian armed forces announced their participation in controlling the fires in the forests of Cyprus, under the directives of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
In implementation of the directives of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and in continuation of the Egyptian support provided to friendly and brotherly countries to confront all the crises they are exposed to, the General Command of the Armed Forces issued orders to prepare two helicopters armed with all advanced equipment and means for the participation of the Cypriot authorities in extinguishing the fires raging on the side Southern Troodos Forest, and coordination is underway with the Cypriot authorities in the same regard.
The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs had announced that 4 of the victims of the forest fires sweeping the island were Egyptian, and it sent condolences to the families of the victims and the Egyptian government.
Source: RT