Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, in a post on X on Thursday, said that he was informed by the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Houpis on the successful outcome of the operation to evacuate 38 citizens of the Republic of Cyprus and 22 citizens of the Hellenic Republic from Beirut and the entry of the Hellenic Air Force C-130 aircraft into the Nicosia FIR”.
“Congratulations to those who contributed to the operation” added Dendias.