The Defence Ministries of Cyprus and Israel signed on Thursday an inter-state settlement for the set up of a Surveillance System.
Defence Ministry spokesperson, Christos Pieris, has informed CNA that the system might be used for the digital suveillance of the Inexperienced Line, which is the buffer zone between the Turkish occupied and the government-controlled areas of the island.
In keeping with a Defence Ministry press launch, the signing of the settlement befell within the framework of a go to which Yair Kulas, Director of the Worldwide Defence Cooperation Directorate of the Israel Ministry of Protection (SIBAT), Brig.-Gen.(res.) Yair Kulas paid to the Ministry.
The press launch famous that Kulas met with the Defence Ministry`s Everlasting Secretary Andreas Louca. The 2 officers mentioned points regarding the two international locations` relations within the discipline of defence and safety and methods to boost their cooperation.
Requested in regards to the system that might be put in, Pieris informed CNA that “it’s an digital surveillance system that may present us with pictures 24 hours a day. It is going to be put in at numerous factors of the Inexperienced Line.”
He added that the system will assist as regards the Nationwide Guard`s operational readiness and can facilitate the work of different companies of the Republic, because the Police and the Hearth Service.
It would assist for instance to fight smuggling and unlawful migration, whereas info might be given instantly when fires get away close by, he added.
Pieris stated that the set up of the system will start quickly, and might be concluded in roughly three years. He famous that when works end at a sure level then the system will start working there.
The price of the mission is as much as 27.5 million Euros, he added.
Pieris additionally stated that the employees that might be skilled to deal with the system has already been chosen.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory.