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Bill HR 1735, which was voted with 71 votes for and 25 against focuses on the US National Defence and was adopted by the House of Representatives in May.
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Friday, 19 June, 2015
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The US Senate has approved a bill which paves the way for the export to Cyprus of defense articles and defense services to the armed forces of the country, reports the Cyprus News Agency.
Bill HR 1735, which was voted with 71 votes for and 25 against focuses on the US National Defence and was adopted by the House of Representatives in May.
The bill includes an amendment on Cyprus which asks the Secretary of Defence and the Secretary of State within 90 days to jointly submit “to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the military capability of the Republic of Cyprus to defend against threats to its national security, including threats posed by hostile foreign governments and international terrorist groups”.
Bill HR 1735, which was voted with 71 votes for and 25 against focuses on the US National Defence and was adopted by the House of Representatives in May.
The bill includes an amendment on Cyprus which asks the Secretary of Defence and the Secretary of State within 90 days to jointly submit “to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the military capability of the Republic of Cyprus to defend against threats to its national security, including threats posed by hostile foreign governments and international terrorist groups”.
famagusta gazette
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