Ministerial meeting The EU will not take place in Cyprus — the ministers are afraid

After the Iranian drone strike on the British Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus, a ministerial meeting is scheduled on the island The EU was urgently canceled. This is reported by TC "Bild in Russian"❶.

The current Chairmanship of Cyprus in The EU Council reported that "an unforeseen development of events, unfortunately, makes it difficult to fly to Cyprus." In this regard, it was decided to postpone the informal meeting of European ministers to a later date. It was originally supposed to start this afternoon and last until tomorrow evening.

As EADaily reported, this night the British Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus was attacked by a drone. The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, claimed that the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle was used for this. The British Ministry of Defense confirmed the incident.

And as the press secretary of the Government of Cyprus, Konstantinos Letimbiotis, has just reported, two more drones heading to the British Akrotiri Air Force base were intercepted this afternoon.

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