Cyprus’ Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that following two huge explosions which rocked Beirut, the government has expressed its immediate readiness to assist the neighbouring country’s government.
“Expressing our overwhelming and heartfelt sympathy to the Lebanese people. We are in communication with the Lebanese government and have informed of Cyprus’s immediate readiness to assist, #Lebanon, #Cyprus, @CyprusMFA, @CyprusinLebanon,” Christodoulides wrote on Twitter.
In another tweet Cyprus’ Foreign Minister asks “all Cypriots who are in Lebanon to get in touch with the Foreign Affairs Ministry Crisis Management Centre at tel. 99660129 or with our Embassy in Lebanon at tel. +9613572139 for reasons of immediate help in case of need, @CyprusMFA, @CyprusinLebanon.”