EU foreign affairs chief expresses solidarity with Cyprus over Hezbollah threats
The EU’s representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, had a phone call on Friday with the Cypriot foreign minister, Constantinos Kombos, regarding Hezbollah’s recent threats against Cyprus.
During the call, Borell expressed his solidarity with Cyprus and called for de-escalation in the Middle East.
“Spoke with FM of Cyprus expressing my concern to rising tensions across the Blue Line & the situation in the Middle East. We shared strong commitment to foster de-escalation efforts,” Borrell stated in a post on X, adding that: “The EU stands in solidarity with Cyprus. I repeat my call to avoid regional spillover.”
In a televised address on Wednesday, Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Cyprus for the first time, calling on the Cypriot government to not co-operate militarily with Israel.
“The Cypriot government must be warned that opening Cypriot airports and bases for the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon means that the Cypriot government has become part of the war and the resistance [Hezbollah] will deal with it as part of the war,” Nasrallah said.
