Cyprus National Guard Deputy Commander Major General Neofytos Pachoulides visited the United States from 28 February to 3 March, leading a delegation of General Staff officers for high-level defence talks at the Pentagon.
During the visit, Pachoulides met with National Guard Bureau Deputy Chief General Thomas M. Garden and New Jersey National Guard Commander Brigadier General Yvonne L. Mays.
Discussions covered specific proposals for military cooperation as well as current geopolitical developments affecting security and stability in the broader Eastern Mediterranean region.
The visit forms part of the Cyprus-US strategic defence cooperation framework and reaffirms the importance of the State Partnership Program (SPP) as the institutional basis for long-term military cooperation between the two countries.
