France, Italy and Greece will "coordinate the dispatch of military assets" to Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean after the outbreak of the Middle East war, a member of President Emmanuel Macron's team said Thursday. Macron had called the prime ministers of Italy and Greece, Giorgia Meloni and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the source said.
"They agreed to coordinate the dispatch of military assets to Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean and to work together to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Red Sea."
On Tuesday, Macron said France was sending the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean in response to the widening conflict in the Middle East. He also said the multipurpose frigate Languedoc and air defence units were being sent to Cyprus.
Italy said Thursday it would send, along with France, Spain and the Netherlands, naval assets to defend EU member Cyprus "in coming days".
Greece said on Monday it was sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus.
